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Mystery solved! (mander.xyz)
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https://outforia.com/how-do-eels-reproduce/

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What, every eel in the world?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (3 children)

First line even before the main article

Summarized: Key Takeaways

  1. The Sargasso Sea is the breeding ground for all freshwater eels, where they travel thousands of miles to spawn and then die.
[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

~~Am I missing something? How is it a freshwater eel if they're in the sea?~~

oh damn they migrate to the sea before reproduction

Confusing when you think of freshwater fish that can't survive in saltwater. So then i'm guessing the baby eels just spread back out to freshwater sources

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tbf salmon do the same thing

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

shit that's right

OMG this came to mind:

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Man, nature is weird!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Love your icon and name. Metroid FTW

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Wait, aren't there some eels that exclusively live in freshwater caves?