An ocean-born fish that's rarely seen in the Kansas River was spotted by a group of biologists who were on the scene conducting sampling operations for an invasive species.
A group of wildlife biologists recently made a rare discovery after finding a fish thousands of miles away from where it was spawned. The Aquatic Invasive Species Crew from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks were at the Kansas River in search of an invasive species when they stumbled upon the unexpected – the American eel. The KDWP team found the fish while conducting sampling operations near Kaw Point, Fox 4 KC reported.
Every American Eel that is found in Kansas began its journey in the Sargasso Sea and will have traveled approximately 3,500 miles,' KDWP officials recently shared on their Wildlife Diversity Facebook page. 'It is a catadromous species, meaning it migrates during late summer and autumn from freshwater and estuaries to the Sargasso Sea, where spawning occurs during late winter and early spring,' Fox 4 reported.
It is a fascinating species, and I'm glad its getting some attention,' Mark Van Scoyoc, a KDWP biodiversity survey coordinator and ecologist, told Fox News Digital. American eels will follow the natural flow of rivers and streams from the Atlantic Ocean to North America and will live upwards of 40 years before returning to the Sargossa Sea to reproduce, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.
And while other freshwater eels can be found around the world, including the European eel, the short-finned eel and more, the American eel is the only freshwater eel that can be found in the U.S., the government agency added.
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