diadromous
adjective
di·ad·ro·mous
dī-ˈa-drə-məs 
of a fish
: migratory between salt water and fresh water
diadromous fish species
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So far, two American shad, 80 alewife herring, 87 gizzard shad, 12 sea lamprey, 17 American eel, and 1 striped bass — all diadromous — were logged by the video camera that records everything swimming upstream at StanChem.
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Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 12 June 2017
Case in point is one diadromous fish: the blueback herring.
—Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 12 June 2017
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Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 12 June 2017
Case in point is one diadromous fish: the blueback herring.
—Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 12 June 2017
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“Diadromous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diadromous. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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