stenophagy
Feeding on only a limited range of food types.
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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.
sting
Sharp, pointed, piercing organ normally formed from a modified spine and secreting venom from glands at its base when present in fishes; the act of stinging; the wound or pain caused by stinging.
Used in 110 profiles
stridulate
To produce sound by rubbing body parts together.
stridulation
Production of sound by rubbing body parts together; the sound thus produced.
Used in 4 profiles
strip
To artificially remove gametes from for captive breeding; to forcefully remove eggs or fry from the buccal cavity of a mouthbrooding fish in order to hatch/raise them elsewhere.
Used in 140 profiles
subcutaneous
Located, used, applied, secreted, or introduced beneath the skin.
Used in 1 profile
subspecies
Taxonomic rank below species, written in the form of a trinomen. Often applied to a geographically-separated population within a species that retains the capability to produce fertile offspring with other populations but may exhibit phenotypic differences.
Used in 78 profiles
substrate
A surface on which an organism lives, moves or is attached to; the base material of a water body; a benthic habitat. Also used in reference to base material when added to an aquarium.
Used in 1,478 profiles
swamp
Low-lying, uncultivated wetland dominated by woody vegetation.
Used in 283 profiles
tannin
Any of various yellowish or brownish solid compounds found in many plants and used for various commercial purposes. Derived from gallic acid and also known as tannic acid. Often present in water bodies with large amounts of decaying vegetation or where the underlying or surrounding soil contains peat and responsible for the typically brownish (tea-coloured) water in such environments and aquaria containing certain types of wood.
Used in 317 profiles
temporary hardness
Refers to the portion of hardness in a water body arising from the presence of dissolved calcium hydrogencarbonate and magnesium hydrogencarbonate. These become less soluble as temperature increases so are removed when water is boiled, for example. Temporary hardness is sometimes referred to as, but is not equivalent to, carbonate hardness.
Used in 1 profile
tentacle
Slender, elongate, flexible, unsegmented, usually tactile or prehensile, process extending from the body in certain organisms.
Used in 8 profiles
thallus
Type of plant body plant body lacking differentiatiation into root, stem, and leaf.
thorax
Middle section of the body containing the main organs of circulation and respiration. Not easily defined in fishes.
Used in 1 profile
total length
Straight line measurement of specimen's length taken from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, if applicable, and not taking the curve of the body into account. If the caudal lobes are of equal length they may be compressed along the midline before the measurement is taken. Abbreviated to TL.
Used in 6 profiles
trace element
Any chemical element required in small proportions by a given organism in order for certain physiological and biochemical processes to function properly. Often added to marine aquaria using proprietary liquid products and require regular replenishment as they are used up.
trailing edge
The rear edge or margin of a moving body such as a fish fin.
trophic level
The hierarchical position of an organism within a food chain.
trophotaenia
External, umbilical cord-like structure present in members of the family Goodeidae and some other fish groups responsible for transfer of nutrients between an adult female and her internally-developing young. May still be attached to fry at birth.
Used in 4 profiles
tubercle
A small, rounded, epidermal projection or protuberance present on the head, body, or fins of some fishes. Often developing temporarily during the spawning season and/or in males only.
Used in 24 profiles