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Tubercles

May 25, 2018 by abby

Tubercles are skin nodules made of keratin, the same materials as hair, hooves, and fingernails.  They are present on species representing at least 15 families of fishes, including even pet goldfish.  In many species, tubercles are found only on males during the breeding season and are shed shortly there after.  They are often called breeding … [Read more…]

Posted in: T Tagged: breeding, contact organ, keratin, spawning

Panmictic

February 24, 2017 by abby

Panmictic refers to a random mating strategy, frequently employed by fish, where breeding is just as likely to occur between any two individuals in a population as between any two others.  Mating in this way is not influenced by any any environmental (e.g., geographic proximity), hereditary (e.g., timing of spawning), or social interaction (e.g., polygamous mating … [Read more…]

Posted in: P Tagged: American Eel, breeding, fish mating

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