amphidromous

amphidromous
that travels between fresh and salt water, but not to breed

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  • amphidromous — Moving from fresh water to the sea, or vice versa, for nonreproductive purposes such as feeding …   Fisheries — dictionary

  • amphidromous — fishes which regularly migrate between the sea and fresh water (or vice versa) at some definite stage in their life cycle but not for the purpose of reproduction, e.g. Sicydium, perhaps Megalops and Chanos, some Galaxias (Myers, 1949) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • amphidromous — am·phid·ro·mous …   English syllables

  • amphidromous — (ˈ)am|fidrəməs adjective Etymology: amphi + dromous of fishes : migrating from fresh to salt water or from salt to fresh water at some stage of the life cycle other than the breeding period …   Useful english dictionary

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