Japanese Eel
Anguilla japonica
The adult Japanese eel lives in rivers, lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters, usually sheltering by day and feeding at night. It is a carnivorous fish that eats small fish, crustaceans, insects, and other bottom-dwelling animals. Adults are long-distance migrants, eventually leaving freshwater or estuaries to spawn in the western Pacific. Their mucus-covered, muscular bodies help them slip through cover and survive brief movements over wet ground.
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- Japanese Eel