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AMPHIDROMOUS SPECIES [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Marine Biology
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Amphidromous species undertake a number of migrations throughout their life-history, migrating to sea immediately after hatching in freshwater, migrating back to freshwater after a pelagic larval period, and potentially undertaking adult spawning migrations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Biologie marine
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zoología
  • Biología Marina
  • Acuicultura
CONT

Sin embargo, el Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), es una especie anfibiótica (anádroma) que migra al mar en primavera por pocas semanas, aumentando su capacidad hipoosmorregulatoria.

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