Larval Eel Faciollela Sp #1
by Danté Fenolio
Title
Larval Eel Faciollela Sp #1
Artist
Danté Fenolio
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Photograph - Photograph
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Many 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 (Faciollela sp.) and was captured in a trawl between 600 and 200 meters depth in the Gulf of Mexico, 2016. Image courtesy of the DEEPEND project.
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January 24th, 2017
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