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The distribution of the American eel encompasses all accessible freshwater (streams and lakes), estuaries and coastal marine waters across a latitudinal range of 5 to 62 N. [12] Their natural range includes the western North Atlantic Ocean coastline from Venezuela to Greenland and including Iceland. [13]
The American eel is the only species of freshwater eel found in North America. It once made up over a quarter of the total fish found in many Atlantic coastal streams. Indeed, the eel is a valuable food source for larger fish and fish-eating birds, as well as people.
Native Range: Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Sargasso Sea of the Western Atlantic and ascends streams in North and South America to live its adult stage in freshwater (Lee 1980, Simon 1999, Smith 1997).
Current range for the American Eel in the United States. Discover free geospatial public data, tools, and resources from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Download in CSV, KML, Zip, GeoJSON, GeoTIFF or PNG.
Like the European eel, the American eel spawns during the winter in the Sargasso Sea, a tropical area northeast of Cuba. Adult eels spend most of their lives in freshwater, although the amount of time may vary among individuals.
Freshwater eels are widespread and are catadromous, meaning they spend most of their life in freshwater (rivers mainly) and migrate to the ocean to breed. Leptocephali (larval) migration can range from months to up to almost a year.
American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) | Map | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | FWS.gov. American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) | Map | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The distribution of the American eel encompasses all accessible freshwater (streams and lakes), estuaries and coastal marine waters across a latitudinal range of 5 to 62 N. Their natural range includes the eastern North Atlantic Ocean coastline from Venezuela to Greenland and including Iceland.
Native Range: Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Sargasso Sea of the Western Atlantic and ascends streams in North and South America to live its adult stage in freshwater (Lee 1980, Simon 1999, Smith 1997). Its range extends from Greenland south down the Atlantic coast of Canada (including Newfoundland) and the USA ...
Spawn at sea but growth occurs in estuaries or freshwater (Ref. 7135). Spawning grounds believed to be between 20° and 30°N and 60°and 75°W (Ref. 40916, 40917).