is there any infomation about the american eel?

Question

the scientific name , the range, their habitat, their behavior, their history, how they are described, how they interact with humans, why they are mportant, what is being done to protect it, and why should we this species

Answer 1

"The American eel, Anguilla rostrata, also known as the common or freshwater eel, can be found in a variety of habitats across an extensive geographic range. It probably has the broadest diversity of habitats of any fish species in the world. The American eel occurs in freshwater rivers and lakes, estuaries, coastal areas and open ocean from the southern tip of Greenland, along the Atlantic coast of North America, throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to Venezuela, and inland in the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. The eel is an abundant resident of all tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay in its yellow eel phase. Before reaching this life-history phase, which comprises most of its life, the eel has undergone several physical and geographical changes."

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Answer 2

American eels begin their lives as eggs hatching in the Sargasso Sea, a 2-million-square-mile warm-water lens in the North Atlantic between the West Indies and the Azores.
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ameel/facts.html

Some American eels do not reproduce until they are 24 years old, making them inherently vulnerable to fishing pressure.
http://www.blueoceaninstitute.org/seafood/species/73.html

American eel are an important resource from both a biodiversity and human use perspective
http://www.asmfc.org/americanEel.htm

Answer 3

I read an article in "Awake!" on the British version: they're spawned in, say the Thames River, grow, go out to sea for (many years, I believe), travel thousands of miles, and return to complete the cycle. I believe I recall they are an enjoyed food as well.