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Anguillidae

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguillidae)

The Anguillidae are a family of fishes that contains the freshwater eels. The 19 species and six subspecies in this family are all in genus Anguilla. They are catadromous, meaning they spend their lives in freshwater rivers, lakes, or estuaries, and return to the ocean to spawn. (Wikipedia)

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09-May-2013

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