South to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and north to Iceland. Found along the entire Norwegian coast and north to Murmansk
Food:
Crustaceans, roe, fish, snails, mussels and insect larvae
Facts about Eel
Fish species that hatch in freshwater but spend large parts of their lives in saltwater are called anadromous fish. The eel, which grows up in freshwater but hatches in saltwater, is called a catadromous fish.
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