American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)

Habitat	-Lives in freshwater (streams, rivers and muddy or silt-bottomed lakes -Migrates to the sea to spawn
Reproduction	-Unlike other fishes, it breeds at sea and the young move into freshwater to feed and grow -Spawns from February to July -Larvae reaches coast about 1 years after it is hatched
Growth	-Transforms to adult form when about 60-65 mm long -Females range between 76.2-101.6 cm and few males grow longer than 61 cm -May live up to 18 years

Source: Scott W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic Fishes of Canada, University of Toronto Press