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The Sargasso Sea is the breeding ground for all freshwater eels, where they travel thousands of miles to spawn and then die.

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olicvb@lemmy.ca ⁨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

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- dalekcaan@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Tbf salmon do the same thing
  
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  - olicvb@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    shit that’s right
    
    OMG this came to mind:
    
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samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Man, nature is weird!

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- nieminen@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Love your icon. Metroid FTW
  
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  - samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Thanks!
    
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I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Wait, aren’t there some eels that exclusively live in freshwater caves?

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