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catadromous

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ca·tad·ro·mous  (k-tdr-ms)
adj.
Living in fresh water but migrating to marine waters to breed. Used of fish.
catadromous [kəˈtædrəməs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed Compare anadromous
[from Greek katadromos, from kata- down + dromos, from dremein to run]
catadromous
a term describing fish that migrate downriver to spawn.
See also: Fish
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Adj.1.catadromous - migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn
anadromous - migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
diadromous - (used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters


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Also known as palmer and giant perch (it's related to Africa's Nile perch, which can grow to mammoth proportions), the barramundi is a catadromous fish, spending most of its life cycle in freshwater but traveling to the brackish river mouths and estuaries to spawn.
Stalking the wild barramundi by Lydecker, Ryek / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
Catadromous refers to any fresh water fish that migrates to the ocean to spawn.
Fresh water fish by Art Culinaire
Catadromous fish -- those that are born in the ocean, migrate to fresh water and return to the ocean to spawn -- are common in the tropics.
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