European eel  (Anguilla anguilla)

Larva of European eel

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European eel young; known as glass eels

© Jean-Louis Le Moigne / Biosphoto

Young European eels hiding in sand

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eel elvers on riverbed, feeding on worms

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European eel elvers climbing a rock wall while migrating upstream

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European eel elver migrating

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European eel elver resting on a rock crack while migrating upstream

© Roy Mangersnes / naturepl.com

European eel juveniles migrating upstream

© Michel Roggo / naturepl.com

Young European eel

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eel

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European eel portrait

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eel side portrait

© Giacomo Radi

European eel portrait

© Willem Kolvoort / naturepl.com

European eel portrait

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eels

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eel swimming

© Philippe Garguil / Biosphoto

European eels swimming

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eels swimming

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eels swimming

© Niels Sloth / biopix.dk

European eel

© Tim Martin / naturepl.com

European eel's head sticking out from gravel

© J. M. Labat / www.ardea.com

European eel hiding in sand

© Willem Kolvoort / naturepl.com

European eel feeding on shrimp

© Paulo De Oliveira / www.osfimages.com

European eel eating an earthworm

© Daniel Heuclin / www.nhpa.co.uk

European eel crossing land

© Daniel Heuclin / www.nhpa.co.uk

Great cormorant predating European eel

© André Simon / Biosphoto

European eels on eel trap

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