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  • Eels follow a cycle called catadromy - the contrarian habit of spawning in saltwater and then migrating to freshwater rivers and lakes to mature - the opposite of salmon, striped bass and most other fresh/salt migratory fish.

    NYT > Home Page By PAUL GREENBERG 2010

  • Eels follow a cycle called catadromy - the contrarian habit of spawning in saltwater and then migrating to freshwater rivers and lakes to mature - the opposite of salmon, striped bass and most other fresh/salt migratory fish.

    NYT > Home Page By PAUL GREENBERG 2010

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