ðɛɹ ˈɛɡz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ˈiːtʃ fˈiːmeɪl ˈiːl pɹədˈuːsᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn ænd twˈɛnti mˈɪliən ɑːɹ fˈɜːɾɪlˌaɪzd ɪn ɐn ʌnnˈoʊn mˈænɚ, bˌʌt pɹˈɑːbəbli ɪn dˈiːp tɹˈɑːpɪkəl wˈɔːɾɚ.
Their eggs (of which each female eel produces between 1 and 20 million) are fertilized in an unknown manner, but probably in deep tropical water.