gravid spot

gravid spot
a dark spot above the anal fin on some livebearers; particularly prominent when they are about to give birth as it is the dark embryos, and their dark eyes, which are visible through the body wall. Some livebearers have an actual spot on the skin in this location but this not the same structure

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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