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Record 1 2001-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The young alevins are without countershading(dark back shading into a lighter belly) which would camouflage them; they have no barred sides and no reflecting pigment in their skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Les jeunes alevins ne peuvent compter sur les artifices de camouflage pour leur protection: il n'y a pas encore eu de dégradation de couleurs entre leur dos noir et leur abdomen blanc.

Spanish

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