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  2. Ichthyoplankton - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Ichthyoplankton (from Greek: ἰχθύς, ikhthus, "fish"; and πλαγκτός, planktos, "drifter" [1]) are the eggs and larvae of fish. They are mostly found in the sunlit zone of the water column, less than 200 metres deep, which is sometimes called the epipelagic or photic zone. Ichthyoplankton are planktonic, meaning they cannot ...

  3. Zooplankton - Wikipedia

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    Zooplankton is a categorization spanning a range of organism sizes including small protozoans and large metazoans. ... Ichthyoplankton are the eggs and larvae of fish ...

  4. Plankton - Wikipedia

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    Salmon egg hatching into a sac fry. In a few days, the sac fry will absorb the yolk sac and start feeding on smaller plankton. Ichthyoplankton are the eggs and larvae of fish. They are mostly found in the sunlit zone of the water column, less than 200 metres deep, which is sometimes called the epipelagic or photic zone.

  5. Juvenile fish - Wikipedia

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    Ichthyoplankton (planktonic or drifting fish) are the eggs and larvae of fish. They are usually found in the sunlit zone of the water column, less than 200 metres deep, sometimes called the epipelagic or photic zone. Ichthyoplankton are planktonic, meaning they cannot swim effectively under their own power, but must drift with ocean currents ...

  6. Ichthyology - Wikipedia

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    Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October 2016, with approximately 250 new species described each year. [1][citation needed]

  7. Phytoplankton - Wikipedia

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    Phytoplankton (/ ˌfaɪtoʊˈplæŋktən /) are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean and freshwater ecosystems. The name comes from the Greek words φυτόν (phyton), meaning ' plant ', and πλαγκτός (planktos), meaning 'wanderer' or 'drifter'. [1][2][3] Phytoplankton obtain their ...

  8. Longhorn cowfish - Wikipedia

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    Eggs and ichthyoplankton are pelagic. Females generally are larger than males. Females generally are larger than males. Males grow to be 65-155 mm with an average of 103 mm, while females grow to be 83-250 mm with an average of 121 mm. Female longhorn cowfish also weigh more than males with a weight range of 17-156 g with an average of 33 g ...

  9. What Do the Different Egg Sizes Mean? - AOL

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