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[-] powerofm@lemmy.ca 27 points 4 months ago
[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

What, every eel in the world?

[-] WeirdAlex03@lemmy.zip 31 points 4 months ago

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@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 months ago

~~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

[-] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago
[-] olicvb@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 months ago

shit that's right

OMG this came to mind:

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago
[-] nieminen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Love your icon and name. Metroid FTW

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago
[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

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

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