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centropomid

centropomid noun: any fish of the family Centropomidae.

centropomid: any fish of the family Centropomidae
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Noun

centropomid (plural centropomids)

  1. Any fish of the family Centropomidae.
    • Late larvae that will become herbivores, omnivores, or bottom fish, such as sparids, mugilids, pleuronectids, and soleids seem to be less particular about food and could be slightly easier to wean than more raptorial fish, such as centropomids, percithyids, and serranids (Kertouri, 1981; pers....1998, John W. Tucker, Marine Fish Culture, page 336
    • Catadromous fish species such as centropomids can have enhanced survival and growth in years when larvae and juveniles from coastal spawning grounds access more productive freshwater habitats (Staunton-Smith et al. 2004).2009, David A. Milton, Chapter 9: Living in Two Worlds: Diadromous Fishes, and Factors Affecting Population Connectivity Between Tropical Rivers and Coasts, Ivan Nagelkerken (editor), Ecological...

Forms of centropomid

pluralcentropomids

Questions about centropomid

What does centropomid mean?
Centropomid means any fish of the family Centropomidae.
What part of speech is centropomid?
Centropomid is a noun.
What is the plural of centropomid?
The plural of centropomid is centropomids.

Words near centropomid in the dictionary

  1. centrophobic
  2. centrophobism
  3. centrophorid
  4. centrophorids
  5. centroplasm
  6. centropomid
  7. centropomids
  8. centroposterior
  9. centropostzygapophyseal
  10. centroprezygapophyseal
  11. centropy

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