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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • hypural

    Of, relating to, forming or being one of the partially-fused hemal spines that support the caudal fin rays in most teleosts.

    Used in 19 profiles

  • ich

    Common name for Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, a protozoan which infects freshwater fish. Commonly referred to as white spot due to the characteristic white nodules formed under the skin or gill tissue during the feeding stage of its life cycle.

    Used in 18 profiles

  • identification key

    Printed or computer-aided table or other device assisting identification of species. Normally presented in the form of a single-access key.

    Used in 4 profiles

  • induced breeding

    Artificially stimulating a fish species to reproduce in captivity.

    Used in 1 profile

  • interbreed

    To breed with another race or species; hybridise.

    Used in 11 profiles

  • interorbital

    Of, relating to, or located on the space between the eyes

    Used in 55 profiles

  • interradial

    Located between two fin rays or spines.

    Used in 2 profiles

  • interspecific

    Existing or occurring between different species. Opposite of intraspecific.

    Used in 1 profile

  • interstitial

    Relating to or inhabiting the small spaces between tissue, organs, or grains of a substrate.

  • intraspecific

    Existing or occurring within a given species. Opposite of interspecific.

    Used in 30 profiles

  • isopod

    Any member of the crustacean order Isopda, comprising species with 7 pairs of legs and lacking a fully-formed carapace.

    Used in 1 profile

  • IUCN Red List

    Global inventory of the conservation status of species maintained by the IUCN.

    Used in 19 profiles

  • juvenile

    Not yet fully mature though mostly similar in form to an adult specimen; young.

    Used in 400 profiles

  • kanamycin

    Broad-spectrum antibiotic isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus.

  • lamina circularis

    Bony process or plate at the base of the first ( unbranched ) and second ( first branched ) ray of the pectoral-fin in most male specimens of the family Cobitidae. It is also known as 'Canestrini's scale'.

    Used in 24 profiles

  • larvophily

    Reproductive strategy whereby the eggs are laid on a solid surface where they hatch before being brooded for a further period in the mouth of one or both parents. Seen in some Geophagus spp., for example.

  • lectotype

    In zoological nomenclature, a syntype specimen selected as the name-bearing type of a nominal taxon in the absence of a designated holotype.

    Used in 6 profiles

  • lepidophage

    A species practicing lepidophagy.

    Used in 9 profiles