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anadromous
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a life cycle in which creatures are hatched in fresh water, migrate to salt water when adults, and return to fresh water in order to reproduce
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demersal
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fishes that live on the bottom of the ocean
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chromatophores
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surface pigment cells that expand and contract to produce various colors
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myomeres
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bands of muscle along the sides of fishes used for locomotion
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gill rakers
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projections along the inner surface of fishes' gills used for filter-feeding
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migration
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the regular movement of an organism from one location to another
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catadromous
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referring to fishes that migrate form fresh water to reproduce in the ocean
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hermaphroditism
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a situation in which an animal has the reproductive organs of both sexes
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oviparous
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a type of development in which eggs are hatched outside a female's body
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ovoviviparous
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a type of development in which eggs are hatched inside the female's body
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viviparous
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a type of development in which the young obtain their nutrients directly from the mother are birthed live
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