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Record 1 2021-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Marine Biology
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Fish that spend their adult life in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds in order to reproduce.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Biologie marine
  • Aquaculture
DEF

[Poisson] qui vit en mer et remonte en eau douce pour se reproduire (type saumon).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Biología Marina
  • Acuicultura
DEF

Población de peces que, como el salmón, remonta el curso de los ríos para reproducirse [...]

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