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We thank the captains and crews of R/V Kaiyo Maru and R/V Hakuho Maru for assisting sample collection, K. Kawaguchi, T. Wada and M. Arimoto for realizing this research cruise, and S. Clarke for reading the manuscript. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Fishery Agency of Japan and Fisheries Research Agency.

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Chow, S., Kurogi, H., Mochioka, N. et al. Discovery of mature freshwater eels in the open ocean. Fish Sci 75, 257–259 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-008-0017-5

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