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DEMERSAL SPAWNING [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Fish
CONT

One of the main modes of egg dispersal in fish is demersal spawning. Fish with this mode of spawning produce eggs that usually remain in direct contact with the substrate, either attached to a solid surface or spawned in small caves as gelatinous masses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Poissons
CONT

Le capelan a deux modes de frai (le frai sur la plage et le frai démersal) qui sont précédés par des migrations à grande échelle vers les eaux côtières et intertidales.

Key term(s)
  • fraie démersale
  • fraye démersale

Spanish

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