anadromous

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That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water

Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.

Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond
Ascending rivers from the sea for breeding
(of a fish) migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn. The opposite of catadromous
Fish that return from salt water to fresh water to spawn (e g , salmon, steelhead)
Ascending freshwater systems from saltwater systems for spawning
Fish that spend their adult life in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce
Fish that spend their adult lives in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
A fish that lives in saltwater but spawns in freshwater Typical of Salmonidae
Fish that spawn and rear in freshwater, but spend their adult life in the ocean
A life history strategy in which fish are born and reared in freshwater, move to the ocean to grow and mature, and return to freshwater to reproduce
migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
Anadromous fish are species that spawn (breed and lay eggs) in freshwater environments but spend at least part of their adult life in a seawater environment Examples include salmon, river herring (alewife), and striped bass
A fish which spawns in freshwater and lives most of it's life at sea e g Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Fish that spend their adult lives in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce
Characterizing that hatch in fresh water, mature in salt water, and return to fresh water to breed; for example, salmon Compare with catadromous
Traveling up river to spawn
Pertaining to fish that spend a part of their life cycle in the sea and return to freshwater streams to spawn
a behavior pattern that some fish follow, wherein reproduction occurs in freshwater, but adult life occurs in the ocean
(Greek for "running upward") Fish that are born in fresh water, move to salt water to feed, and return to fresh water to spawn
Fish that go up rivers to spawn, moving from salt water to fresh water
Fish that migrate from saltwater to fresh water to spawn
Species of fish that hatch and initially grow in freshwater, migrate to and mature in the ocean, and return to freshwater as adults to spawn (such as salmon or steelhead trout)
Ascending from the sea to fresh water for spawning at certain seasons
Migrating from sea water into fresh water to spawn, as salmon or shad
Anadromous fish live most of their lives in saltwater and return to freshwater to spawn These fish are highly specialized to endure the changes in salinity Other common anadromous species occurring in the Chesapeake Bay include American shad, hickory shad, blueback herring, alewife herring, striped bass and Atlantic sturgeon Pacific salmon are also anadromous The American eel is known as a catadromous species It lives most of its life in freshwater and returns to the marine environment of the Sargasso Sea to spawn
Pertaining to fish that spend a part of their life cycle in the sea and return to freshwater streams to spawn, for example, salmon, steelhead, and shad Contrast with Catadromous ADVANCE\x 540
A term applied to fish which live their adult lives in the ocean, but travel upstream to spawn in fresh water
adj - Fish that are born in freshwater, grow up in the sea and migrate back to the stream of their birth to reproduce
A life history strategy of fish in which fish use a marine environment for the primary feeding and growing, and a freshwater environment for spawning (see also: resident)
Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc
Tending upwards; said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem
{s} pertaining to fish which migrate to spawn
anadromous

    الواصلة

    a·nad·ro·mous

    المتضادة

    catadromous

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    [ &-'na-dr&-m&s ] (adjective.) circa 1753. From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος, from ἀνά (“up”) + δρόμοs (“running”).
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