Results for “Solimões”

Solimões

Name often given to the Amazon River main channel from its confluence with the Rio Negro upstream to the border of Brazil and Peru. Often used interchangeably with 'Amazon' to describe this stretch.

Used in 31 profiles

esociform

Of fishes, shaped like a pike.

senior homonym

Of two or more homonyms: the earlier established or if established simultaneously the one taking precedence.

senior synonym

Of two or more synonyms: the earlier established or if established simultaneously the one taking precedence.

activated carbon

Processed, porous, highly adsorptive form of carbon also known as activated charcoal or active carbon. Used in aquaria to remove toxins such as chlorine, chloramine, some heavy metals, and especially organic molecules, but exerts no action on ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate or inorganic salts. Since it has a finite surface area it requires periodic replacement if employed long-term, and should be removed if a tank is being treated as it will remove most medications. Cannot be 'recharged' by heating in a microwave or domestic oven.

auctorum

Latin term meaning 'of authors', often used to indicate that a name is being used in the (different) sense of a number of subsequent authors and not as established by the original author. Abbreviated to auct. or auctt.

Used in 2 profiles

beech leaf

Leaf of the deciduous tree genus Fagus. Dried and used in aquaria to simulate certain natural conditions, especially those typical of blackwater habitats.

Used in 5 profiles

biotope aquarium

Arguably misapplied term used fashionably when describing an aquarium set up to resemble the natural habitat of specific fish(es) including replication of water chemistry, vegetation and sympatric fish species.

Used in 17 profiles

blackwater

In ichthyological and aquarium literature typically refers to water rich in humic acids and poor in nutrients such as that associated with ancient peat swamps or parts of the Amazon river drainage, and thus differs from clearwater and whitewater. Fish species inhabiting such environments typically require similar conditions in captivity, especially if wild caught.

Used in 169 profiles

brood

Offspring of fishes, especially a single group hatching together and/or being cared for by the same parent(s); the act of tending and protecting eggs or offsping.

Used in 360 profiles

catchment

A collecting of water, especially rainwater.

Used in 5 profiles

confluence

A joining or meeting, especially of rivers and streams; the point at which such rivers and streams meet; the combined watercourse formed by the joining.

Used in 43 profiles

congenital

Of or relating to a condition that is existent at birth especially those that are non-hereditary and/or abnormal.

designation

In icthyology, the nomenclatural act by which the type specimen of a previously or newly-established genus, subgenus, species, or subspecies is fixed via an express statement.

Used in 6 profiles

diapause

Period of suspended development in an organism characterised by greatly reduced metabolic rate; resting phase. Especially common under times of environmental stress, e.g., hibernation, aestivation.

Used in 3 profiles

eddy

Movement of water in the opposite direction to the main current, especially in a circular fashion; a whirlpool.

eutrophic

Having water rich in nutrients, thus promoting the growth of plants, especially algae.

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eutrophication

Hypertrophication; process by which addition of artificial or natural substances, such as nitrates and phosphates, to a body of water increases the concentration of dissolved nutrients, this in turn stimulating the growth of aquatic plant life, especially phytoplankton, and typically resulting in depletion of dissolved oxygen. Negative effects include reductions in populations of fishes and other organisms incapable of withstanding this hypoxia.

Used in 8 profiles

foramen

A hole, opening or orifice, especially in a bone.

Used in 24 profiles

fossa

A shallow groove or depression, especially in bone.