ðə mətʃˈʊɹ ˈiːlz ðˈɛn dˈaɪ, ðɛɹ ˈɛɡz flˈoʊɾɪŋ tə ðə sˈɜːfɪs tə hˈætʃ ˌɪntʊ vˈɛɹi flˈæt lˈiːflˈaɪk lˈɑːɹviː kˈɔːld lˈɛptoʊsfˌæləs ðæt ðˈɛn dɹˈɪft ɐlˈɔŋ lˈɑːɹdʒ ˌoʊʃɪˈænɪk kˈɜːɹənts bˈæk tə nˈuː zˈiːlənd.
The mature eels then die, their eggs floating to the surface to hatch into very flat leaf-like larvae (called leptocephalus) that then drift along large oceanic currents back to New Zealand.