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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (10 children)
[–] powerofm 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What, every eel in the world?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 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.
[–] olicvb 20 points 10 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 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] olicvb 28 points 10 months ago

shit that's right

OMG this came to mind:

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

Love your icon and name. Metroid FTW

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

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

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