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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
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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
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