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2. A young fish which at birth or
hatching is fundamentally unlike
its parent and must pass through
metamorphosis before assuming
adult characters.
4. Cutting through the nape, that is
the flesh beweeen the head and the
belly of the fish such as cod, as
a preliminary to gutting, so that
when the belly is subsequently
slit longitudinally to the vent,
the belly wall can be laid open to
expose the belly cavity for
cleaning. Single naping is the
severance of only one half of the
belly wall; double naping means
cutting through both halves.
6. In Thailand, headed, gutted fish
or pieces of fish salted and then
fermented.
7. A particularly deep part of the
ocean, between 4,000 and 7,000 m
depth.
8. the arch of hair growing on the
bony arch over each eye. With
birds, the term is used to
describe a stripe of differently
colored feathers found in this
approximate location above the eye.
9. Sexual union, normally for the
purpose of internal fertilization
(as in elasmobranchs or guppies).
11. a cave dweller.
12. containing secretory cells, or
pertaining to glands; amphibian
skin is glandular.
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1. One-sexed; fishes which consist
solely of the female sex. See
bisexual, gynogenesis,
hybridogenesis.
3. Any even numbered page of a book,
on the left. Opposite of recto.
4. In Myanmar, fermented fish or
shrimp paste; or pieces of fish
fermented in brine, then packed in
dry salt.
5. Larval stage of crawfish; a broad
thin schizopod larva.
6. With two colours irregularly
arranged, usually black and white.
10. Prefix meaning between.
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