spawning bottom
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Bottom trawling — The Celtic Explorer, a research vessel engaged in bottom trawling … Wikipedia
bottom mop — a tightly tied mass of synthetic yarn in various configurations used as a spawning medium in aquaria for fish that normally lay eggs on vegetation. The bottom mop is used for species that spawn at or near the bottom … Dictionary of ichthyology
spawning area — part of the bottom on which fish spawning takes place … Dictionary of ichthyology
spawning mop — an artificial, aquarium spawning medium for those fishes that deposit or scatter adhesive eggs in or over vegetation; consists of a mass of synthetic yarn tied into various configurations. See also floating (or top) mop, bottom mop and trailing… … Dictionary of ichthyology
spawning substrate — the bottom type required by a fish for spawning … Dictionary of ichthyology
spawning-bed — spawnˈing bed or spawnˈing ground noun 1. A bed or place in the bottom of a stream on which fish deposit their spawn 2. A place where new ideas, etc are generated • • • Main Entry: ↑spawn … Useful english dictionary
spawning-ground — spawnˈing bed or spawnˈing ground noun 1. A bed or place in the bottom of a stream on which fish deposit their spawn 2. A place where new ideas, etc are generated • • • Main Entry: ↑spawn … Useful english dictionary
breeding bottom — part of the bottom suitable for fish reproduction. Also called spawning bottom … Dictionary of ichthyology
Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… … Wikipedia
clupeiform — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the superorder Clupeomorpha, a group of bony fishes (bony fish) with one living order, the Clupeiformes, that contains some of the world s most numerous and economically important fishes (fish). The order… … Universalium
