This period from spawning to reentry takes about one year. The female elvers migrate upstream to grow and mature while the males remain in the coastal area. Their body skeletal structure of bone and a true mouth with functional jaws distinguish them from their look-alikes, the parasitic lamphreys. The entire body is covered with embedded scales that are so minute the fish appears scale less. Eels are a highly esteemed food fish particularly in Europe and Japan where they re served smoked, pickled and fried.
Anglers can catch eels but they are generally sought by trapping.
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