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The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is found in habitats along the coast of eastern North America.
Leptocephalus larvae, which are the transparent, leaflike larval stage of eels and related species, are preyed upon by various pelagic fishes. These larvae inhabit the upper 500 meters of the open ocean, where they are vulnerable to these predators during their extended planktonic dispersal phase.1