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kleptoparasitism

Feeding behaviour in which one organism robs food from another that has previously caught, collected or otherwise prepared it.

krill

Vernacular term for any small, shrimp-like, marine crustacean of the order Euphausiacea. Represent an important, sometimes principal, proportion of the diet of many marine fishes and mammals. Available as food for ornamental fishes, usually in frozen form.

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landlocked

Confined to inland bodies of water.

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larvophily

Reproductive strategy whereby the eggs are laid on a solid surface where they hatch before being brooded for a further period in the mouth of one or both parents. Seen in some Geophagus spp., for example.

laterosensory pore

Small, visible pores on the head and/or body. Part of the lateral line system.

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lentic

Of, relating to, or inhabiting still or very slow-moving bodies of freshwater. Opposite of lotic.

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Llanos

Refers to 'Los Llanos', a wide expanse of tropical grassland located east of the Andes mountains in Venezuela and Colombia. Much of the area undergoes significant seasonal fluctuations in water level due to flooding of the Río Orinoco which flows through it.

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lotic

Of, relating to, or inhabiting actively moving bodies of freshwater. Opposite of lentic.

marginal

Of, relating to, or locate on the edge or margin of something; a semi-aquatic plant growing near the margin of a water body.

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matrotrophy

Reproductive strategy in which the embryo is supplied with additional nutrition from the mother, applied to some viviparous fishes.

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mesial

Of, in, or orientated towards the middle line of a body.

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Mesozoic (Era)

Interval of geological time covering the period from around 250 million years ago to 65 million years ago. Often referred to as the 'Age of Reptiles' because dinosaurs were the dominant terrestrial and marine vertebrates.

micro crab

Vernacular name for the tiny freshwater crab Limnopilos naiyanetri Chuang and Ng 1991, a member of the family Hymenosomatidae, or false spider crabs. It's native to Nakhon Pathom province, southern central Thailand and its body achieves a maximum diameter of around 1 cm. Completely aquatic and apparently spends its entire life cycle in fresh water.

microworm

Panagrellus redivivus; a free-living, soil-dwelling nematode worm often cultivated by aquarists for feeding to fish fry.

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migrate

To periodically change location, especially seasonally, for reproductive or feeding purposes.

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milt

The seminal, sperm-containing fluid of a male fish; male reproductive glands when they contain sperm.

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Mollusca

Large, highly diverse invertebrate phylum. Members are difficult to define but generally possess a soft, unsegmented body, and often a shell or shell-like structure secreted by a mantle. Includes all bivalves, cephalopods, and gastropods.

monoecious

Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same specimen; hermaphrodite. Opposite of dioecious.

monogamy

The practice or state of having only one reproductive partner over a given period of time, e.g., a single breeding season, year, or entire reproductive life.

morichal

Type of lowland stream found in South American savannas with riparian forest dominated by the moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa). Often subject to seasonal flooding.

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