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catadromous [kə′ta·drə·məs] (vertebrate zoology) Pertaining to fishes which live in fresh water and migrate to spawn in salt water. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Also known as palmer and giant perch (it's related to Africa's Nile perch, which can grow to mammoth proportions), the barramundi is a catadromous fish, spending most of its life cycle in freshwater but traveling to the brackish river mouths and estuaries to spawn. Catadromous refers to any fresh water fish that migrates to the ocean to spawn. Catadromous fish -- those that are born in the ocean, migrate to fresh water and return to the ocean to spawn -- are common in the tropics. |
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