What is a glass eel? | Eelpro.,Co Ltd

Glass eel, in fact, is the white transparent of Japanese baby eel, commonly known as eel line. Eels go through six developmental stages: Egg stage, Leptocephalus, Glass eel, Elver, Yellow eel and Silver eel. 

The largest adult eel is 45 centimeters and weighs 1600 grams. So where do glass eels come from? What are the characteristics? Let's take a look.

where are glass eels found?

Glass eels feed in the Philippine Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, north to South Korea and Japan kiju, west to East Africa, east to the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, south to Australia. 

In China distribution in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and south of the Qiantang River, Ling River, oujiang, Minjiang, Jiulong River, Taiwan to Guangdong, Hainan island and Guangxi rivers.

Characteristics of the glass eel

Japanese eel is a typical downriver migratory fish. After sexual maturity, it moves from upstream to downstream, flocking to estuaries and entering the sea to lay eggs and reproduce in the ocean. 

The hatchlings take on the shape of transparent willow leaves, commonly known as willow eels, which float slowly toward the mainland and become white, transparent, matchstick shaped eels, commonly known as eel thread or glass eels, before entering the estuaries.

In December and January, many fishermen go to the shore near the mouth of the river to catch glass eels with their hands and nets. But glass eels are usually caught by fishermen to sell to farmers, and eel larvae are more expensive.

That's where the glass eel comes from. Because the baby eel's body is like glass, so thin and transparent that you can almost see its organs, the glass eel's body fluid is similar to that of the sea, which helps it to follow the current easily when it is transported over long distances.