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anadromous

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anadromous
said of fish; those living most of their lives in the sea but entering rivers to spawn.
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The primary species of anadromous fish counted at Winchester Dam are summer and winter steelhead, spring chinook salmon and coho salmon.
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
The fish is suspected to be anadromous, meaning it spends some of its life in marine waters before returning to the river to spawn.
One of the world's largest freshwater fish on the verge of extinction by Asian News International
Geological Survey's Silvio Conte Anadromous Fish Research Station in Turners Falls.
Easing the way for eels; Project provides passage past dams by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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