All true eels pass through a larval stage known as a leptocephalus larvae (plural = leptocephali). The stage can last from months to years depending on the species and prevailing environmental conditions. The Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico are key reproductive and larval stage areas for several species of eel, including a number of freshwater species that return to the sea to breed. This is a larval individual of a Synaphobranchid eel (the Cutthroat eels) was captured in a trawl between 200 meters depth and the surface in the Florida Straits, 2017. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Fenolio, Dante |
Taille de l’image : | 5963 px × 3993 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |