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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] 25 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Where?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sargasso Sea

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

What, every eel in the world?

[–] WeirdAlex03 31 points 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

Tbf salmon do the same thing

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

shit that's right

OMG this came to mind:

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

Man, nature is weird!

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

Love your icon and name. Metroid FTW

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

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