American eel

Anguilla rostrata · Sea and fresh

Snake-like fish that lives in rivers and estuaries of eastern North America and spawns far out in the Sargasso Sea.

Photo: Clinton & Charles Robertson from RAF Lakenheath, UK & San Marcos, TX, USA & UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Best months	JFMAMJJASOND May–Oct. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator.
Typical size	40–80 cm · record about 150 cm
Diet	Worms, small fish, crustaceans
Regions	North AmericaCentral America

Catching tip. Fish the bottom at night with worms or cut bait.

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