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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

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

Said of a fish ... that ascends freshwater streams from the sea to spawn.

PHR

anadromous salmon, anadromous smelt

Key term(s)
  • searun

French

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

Se dit d'un poisson qui vit en mer et qui migre en eau douce pour s'y reproduire.

PHR

éperlan anadrome, saumon anadrome, truite anadrome

Spanish

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

[Dícese del] pez que desarrolla su ciclo vital fundamentalmente en el mar, emigrando hacia las aguas dulces para desovar.

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Record 2 1995-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer
DEF

Qualifie une espèce aquatique migratrice, en général poisson, qui, au cours de son cycle biologique, remonte de la mer vers les eaux dessalées ou douces; lagunes, étangs, fleuves, lacs.

CONT

Le saumon est dans la phase anadrome de sa migration lorsqu'il remonte le cours d'eau où il est né.

OBS

Du grec ana, en amont, dromos, course.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho del mar
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