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Garden snails mating. A hermaphrodite (/ h ər ˈ m æ f r ə ˌ d aɪ t /) is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. [1] Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic.
The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), also known as the seawolf, Atlantic catfish, ocean catfish, devil fish, wolf eel (the common name for its Pacific relative), woof or sea cat, is a marine fish of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae, native to the North Atlantic Ocean.
The fish species of Hawaii inhabit the Hawaiian archipelago in the central North Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The islands are part of the State of Hawaii, United States.
The state of West Virginia has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams. 20% of these species are sportfish , and the remaining 80% are nongame species. [ 1 ]
Fish of the Western Atlantic (4 C, 144 P) Pages in category "Fish of the Atlantic Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 474 total.
The chub fishery had nothing to do with the various cyprinid fish species known as chubs but was exclusively based on the various species of ciscoes. The fishery continued as cisco stocks fell and non-native species such as sea lamprey, rainbow smelt and alewife spread through the system and increased in abundance. Alewife, in particular, have ...
Commercial fisheries exist for the largest species, making them important food fish. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns pregnant or breastfeeding women against eating tilefish and some other fish due to mercury contamination. [6] [7] Exceptionally colorful smaller species of tilefish are favored for aquariums.
The black jack has characteristic black fins and scutes. The black jack is a large fish, and is confidently known to grow to a length of 1 m [8] and a weight of 17.9 kg, [21] although is more common at lengths under 70 cm. [15] At least one source asserts a fish of 2.21 m has been reported, [22] which if true would make the black jack the second largest species of carangid behind the ...