| Across
| 2 |
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Meaning incomplete, part (prefix). (4) |
| 3 |
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Related to, or situated in the region of the nape. (6) |
| 6 |
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A tube leading from the ovary to the cloaca or external genital opening along which the ova pass during spawning. (7) |
| 7 |
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Relating to the biting or grinding of tooth surfaces or the bringing of the opposing surfaces of the teeth of the two jaws into contact. (8) |
| 8 |
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Prefix meaning beyond. (4) |
| 10 |
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The mating of related individuals, or self-fertilization, resulting in increased genetic uniformity in the offspring. (10) |
| 13 |
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Prefix meaning near, around, enclosing. (4) |
| 14 |
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Dividing into three. (10) |
| 15 |
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1) A small hollow, cylindrical structure, 2) an element of the fish kidney. (6) |
| 16 |
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Fishes of the Family Osmeridae, Order Salmoniformes (salmons, pikes and smelts). See FishBase for more information on this Family. (6) |
| 17 |
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Prefix meaning all, universally. (4) |
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Down
| 1 |
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A shallow coastal bay or estuary, usually at the mouth of a river. (5) |
| 4 |
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Pertaining to the greatest depths of the ocean, generally below 6,000 m; the deepest deep bottom area or portion of submerged earthform. (5) |
| 5 |
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Mild cured sides, especially of king salmon, cold smoked for one to three days. Also called lox. (5) |
| 6 |
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Gonad containing both male and female primary reproductive tissue, e.g. in Centropristes. (3-6) |
| 9 |
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Suffix meaning wide or broad. Opposite of steno-. (4) |
| 10 |
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that ventral region extending immediately behind the pectoral fins of the isthmus. " (2,4) |
| 11 |
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Animal or plant matter spread in water to attract fish to its source. (6) |
| 12 |
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Race, a local population within a subspecies. Sometimes given a Latin name by Old world biologists, but having no nomenclatural significance, e.g. Salmo trutta natio lacustris. (5) |
| 13 |
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Prefix meaning many, several, excessive, generalised, affecting many parts. (4) |
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