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Mystery solved! (mander.xyz)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://outforia.com/how-do-eels-reproduce/

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[–] 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)

Tbf salmon do the same thing

[–] olicvb 28 points 10 months ago

shit that's right

OMG this came to mind: