Eel

Latin: Anguilla anguilla
Size:
1.5m - 13 kg
Levested:
Grows up in freshwater, propagates in saltwater
Distribution:
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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