fish that live their adult lives in the ocean but migrate up fresh water rivers to spawn. Examples are Pacific salmon. Fish that migrate in the opposite direction are called catadromous.
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A term to describe fish that travel from the sea upriver to spawn in fresh water like salmon. Fish that migrate from freshwater to the sea for spawning are catadromous.
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fish which ascend rivers to spawn
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• (a.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. • (a.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
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A fish that is born in fresh water then migrates to a brackish or full salt environment as it grows. Compare Catadromous.
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Moving from the sea to fresh water for reproduction. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Fish that hatch rear in fresh water, migrate to the ocean (salt water) to grow and mature, and migrate back to fresh water to spawn and reproduce.
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Fish that swim upstream into freshwater rivers from the sea for breeding, such as shad and salmon.
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Living and growing in the sea, but ascending rivers to spawn in freshwater. The sea lamprey, white sturgeon, and many species (or populations) of salmonids are anadromous. (cf diadromous and catadromous)
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A·nad'ro·mous adjective [ Greek ... running upward; ... + ... a running, ... to run.]
1. (Zoology) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2. (Botany) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segment...
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fish that ascend rivers to spawn
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A term to describe fish that travel from the sea upriver to spawn in fresh water like salmon. Fish that migrate from freshwater to the sea for spawning are catadromous.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′a-drō′mus Definitions: 1. Denoting fish that migrate from ocean water to fresh water to spawn; some such fish harbor human pathogens.
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Species that live their adult lives in the ocean but move into freshwater streams to reproduce or spawn (e.g., salmon).
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(Gk: ana=up/back/again; dromos=running) fish running up a river to spawn (salmon). See also catadromous.
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Fish that hatch rear in fresh water, migrate to the ocean (salt water) to grow and mature, and migrate back to fresh water to spawn and reproduce.
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fish that live their adult lives in the ocean but migrate up fresh water rivers to spawn. Examples are Pacific salmon. Fish that migrate in the opposite direction are called catadromous.
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[
adj] - migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
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anadromous 1. Fish that spend most of their lives feeding in the open ocean, but migrate to spawn in freshwater. 2. Fish; such as, salmon and shad that return from the sea to the rivers where they were born in order to breed. The best-known anadromous fish are salmon, which hatch in small freshwater streams, go down to the sea and dwell there for...
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Fish that spend their adult lives in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce.
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adjective migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
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A term to describe fish that travel from the sea upriver to spawn in fresh water like salmon. Fish that migrate from freshwater to the sea for spawning are catadromous.
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(of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous).
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Fish that are born in freshwater rivers and streams but spend most of their adult lives in the marine environment, typically returning to freshwater to spawn, or reproduce.
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