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American eels (Anguilla rostrata) are found in a wide variety of habitats from Greenland to the east coast of South America. Eels, often the top predator and largest contributor to fish biomass in inland freshwaters systems throughout eastern North America Unlike salmon and other anadromous fish, eels are catadromous, maturing in freshwater and returning to the ocean to spawn.

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