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oceanodromous — marine fishes which make migrations wholly in the sea, e.g. Clupea, Conger, Thunnus (Myers, 1949) … Dictionary of ichthyology
oceanodromous — ocea·nod·ro·mous … English syllables
oceanodromous — |ōshə|nädrəməs adjective Etymology: ocean + o + dromous of a fish : migratory in salt water … Useful english dictionary
Fish migration — Many species of salmon are anadromous and migrate long distances up rivers and streams to spawn. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres… … Wikipedia
migration — migrational, adj. /muy gray sheuhn/, n. 1. the process or act of migrating. 2. a migratory movement: preparations for the migration. 3. a number or body of persons or animals migrating together. 4. Chem. a movement or change of position of atoms… … Universalium
Thresher shark — Taxobox name = Thresher shark fossil range = Fossil range|56|0 Early Eocene to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack authorlink = coauthors = title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry) journal =… … Wikipedia
Orange roughy — Conservation status Conservation Dependent (IUC … Wikipedia
Oarfish — King of herrings Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Garfish — Taxobox name = Garfish image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Beloniformes familia = Belonidae genus = Belone species = B. belone binomial = Belone belone binomial authority = (Linnaeus, 1761)The… … Wikipedia
migration — 1) a directed (not aimless) journey and return occurring regularly in a species, usually at a definite stage in the life cycle, e.g. anadromous, catadromous, diadromous, amphidromous, potamodromous, oceanodromous, all q.v 2) movement of a… … Dictionary of ichthyology
