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  • Understanding Fish Migration: Anadromous, Catadromous & Diadromous
    You're right! This is a great way to remember the different types of fish migration patterns. Here's a breakdown:

    * Anadromous: These fish are born in freshwater, migrate to the ocean to mature, and then return to freshwater to spawn. Think of salmon.

    * Catadromous: These fish are born in saltwater, migrate to freshwater to mature, and then return to saltwater to spawn. An example is the American eel.

    * Diadromous: This term covers all fish that migrate between saltwater and freshwater. So, it includes both anadromous and catadromous fish.

    It's a bit like a Venn diagram – anadromous and catadromous are subsets of diadromous.

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