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Eels mate in the Bermuda Triangle
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Scientific evidence establishes that freshwater eels such as the European eel spawn in the Sargasso Sea rather than the Bermuda Triangle.

Evidence against · 6
Ecology and evolution of migration in the freshwater eels of the genus <i>Anguilla</i> Schrank, 1798.
2020 · cited by 19
The study confirms that European eels migrate across the Atlantic Ocean to spawn in the Sargasso Sea, not the Bermuda Triangle.
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The retrieved scientific literature consistently points to the Sargasso Sea as the oceanic spawning ground for anguillid eels like the European eel (Anguilla anguilla), directly refuting the claim that they mate in the Bermuda Triangle.

More against · 5
Growth rate variability of larval European eels (<i>Anguilla anguilla</i>) across the extensive eel spawning area in the southern Sargasso Sea
2018 · cited by 7
Research specifies the spawning area of the European eel as the southern Sargasso Sea.
Genomic Footprints of Hybridisation in North Atlantic Eels (Anguilla anguilla and A. rostrata).
2025 · cited by 2
Genomic analysis indicates that European and American eels spawn in partial sympatry in the Sargasso Sea.
Shifts in the European eel recruitment distribution: the impact of changing environmental conditions?
2026 · cited by 0
The literature consistently identifies the Sargasso Sea as the spawning ground for the European eel.
Migratory life cycle of Anguilla anguilla: a mirror symmetry with A. japonica.
2025 · cited by 0
The migratory life cycle of the European eel culminates in reaching the Sargasso Sea for spawning.
Assessing downstream passage of European silver eel at a tidal pumping station: acceleration as a proxy for eel activity.
2025 · cited by 0
Eels undertake outward migration towards their recognized spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea.
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