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Eels

Eels are elongated fishes that can range in length from 2 inches to 12 feet. Questions about these predators can be asked here.

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What ocean do stingrays most live in?

Sting rays live in the layer of the ocean called Plankton

What depth does the moray eel live in?

it does not really have a depth but it lives as far down as coal reef go.

How is electricity produced by an electric eel?

Some people believe it was a really cool mutation that caught on to help this particular eel hunt and survive. Personally, I believe it was designed by God that way. What do you think?

Where does a eel live?

Electric eels live in fresh waters of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers, the basins in South America, in river floodplains, swamps, creeks and coastal plains. They often live on muddy bottoms in calm water and in stagnant rivers.

They are a FRESHWATER species. The name "electric eel" is also a misnomer, as they are more related to the Catfish than the Eel.

Are eels amphibians?

Eels are not amphibians, they are type of fish.

But they can survive out of the water for some time. when migrating they will cover long distances over land if they have to and conditions are suitably wet.

Where do wolf-eels like to hang out?

Wolf eels like to hang out in moderate and shallow depths. They specifically like making lairs and dens within the crevices of rocky areas like bottom shelves and rocky coral.

How do eels excrete?

Yes.

Anything that eats has to have a way of getting rid of the parts of the food their bodies can't use, and that's removed as faeces and urine.

When do eels reproduce?

An electrick eel reproduces by a cell in their body that allows the eel to find the perfect match in their habitat and when they you know mate the female eel makes something called an ''egg sack''. You may email me and ask many more questions, if you like. Well I can email you to. I can tell you my hobbies and what I would like to be when I grow up.

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What is eel home called?

An eels home is called a eel pit

Why are eels important to the ecosystem?

The role of an eel in nature is to eat fish to keep the population in good numbers and than to create more eels and leave the population control to the younger generation when they die.

Can you have a green moray eel as a pet?

Depending on what country you are in, it depends, in the U.S., it is against law 2499.47-8B you can find it in the United States Book Of Laws on page 766 paragraph 8.

What do Electric Eels eat and drink?

Electric eels feed on invertebrates, where adult eels eat fish and small mammals. First-born hatchlings will even eat other eggs and embryos from later batches. The juveniles will eat invertebrates such as shrimp or crab.

How big are eels?

An electric eel weighs up to 150 pounds and can be 5 ft long.

Is an electric eel warm or coldblooded?

Like almost all fish, it's cold-blooded

How many times has parramatta eels and Canterbury bulldogs played in a grand final?

I believe the Answer is two, Eels won one and the Bulldogs won one. Both within the 80's when both teams had won 4 grandfinals each, Bulldogs, aka 'The Entertainers' were the most sucessful of these two teams during this era.

Types of eels?

The types of eels are salt water eels, freshwater eels, the swamp eels, rubber eels and the electric eels. It is an elongated fish that lives in the shallow waters.

Are there any freshwater eels?

yes they are! the European freshwater eel is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN red list...

its not of least concern...

its not vulnerable....

its not even just endangered...

its CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.

What is Bombay duck?

It is a very weird type of fish. It is called a lizard fish.

How do eels attract there mate?

i think they send bolts of electrity thrught the water

What kind of eels can you put in a freshwater aquarium?

I have a 55 gallon tank with a large pleco, some mollies, a rainbow shark, a red fin shark, an albino clawed frog, a beta fish, and two dojo loaches. Can I put an eel in there? Like a zig zag?

What are elvers?

An elver is a baby eel

Why are eels not kosher even though they have fins and scales?

While eels do have scales from a scientific point of view, the word kashkeshet (קשקשת) is interpreted in the Talmud to be a subset of scales that can be cleanly removed from the skin of the fish. There are several types of scientifically-accepted scales which do not have this attribute, such as the denticles of a shark and the thin scales of an eel. It is for this reason that eel is not kosher.

How eels spawn?

they go to the botton of the sea and lay eggs on a rock