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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • spp.

    Abbreviation used when two or more species are being referred to.

  • adipose crest

    Fatty ridge of flesh extending along the dorsal or ventral surface of the caudal peduncle in certain fishes, e.g., some Schistura spp.

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  • 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.

  • ovophily

    Reproductive strategy whereby the eggs are laid on a solid surface where they are immediately collected and brooded in the mouth of one or both parents. Seen in some Geophagus spp., for example.