Almost true, as some eels in the Pacific Ocean breed around New Caledonia :
>The spawning takes place in extremely deep tropical water in an ocean
trench, which can be up to 10 kilometres deep and is found at the edge
of the ocean shelf surrounding New Caledonia. (Source)
They still travel hundreds to thousands of km to breed, but not in the Saragossa Sea.
OlafEriksen t1_iss8rvg wrote
Reply to comment by svladcjelli42 in TIL eels swim from a lake in Australia through stormwater drains and across the ocean to lay eggs in New Caledonia where they die. Their eggs hatch and make the return journey back to the lake they came from. by Aussiewhiskeydiver
Almost true, as some eels in the Pacific Ocean breed around New Caledonia :
>The spawning takes place in extremely deep tropical water in an ocean
trench, which can be up to 10 kilometres deep and is found at the edge
of the ocean shelf surrounding New Caledonia. (Source)
They still travel hundreds to thousands of km to breed, but not in the Saragossa Sea.