Fish migration

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Fish Migration

Fish migration (pronunciation: /fɪʃ maɪˈɡreɪʃən/) is the regular, often seasonal, movement of fish species from one habitat to another for reasons such as food availability, reproduction, or temperature regulation.

Etymology

The term "migration" comes from the Latin migratio, meaning "to change residence". The word "fish" is derived from the Old English fisc, which is related to the Old High German fisc and the Latin piscis.

Types of Fish Migration

Fish migration can be categorized into several types:

Related Terms

  • Anadromous: Refers to fish that are born in fresh water, live in salt water, and return to fresh water to spawn.
  • Catadromous: Refers to fish that are born in salt water, live in fresh water, and return to salt water to spawn.
  • Amphidromous: Refers to fish that migrate from fresh water to salt water, or vice versa, not for the purpose of breeding, but for other reasons such as feeding or growth.
  • Potamodromous: Refers to fish that migrate within fresh water only.
  • Oceanodromous: Refers to fish that migrate within the sea.

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