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Food Value of Swordfish
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Food Value of European Anchovy
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Swordfish
Biology Continued
Life Cycle and Mating
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Spawn in upper water layer
• Waters: 24°C or more
•Spawn: external fertilization
•Pairing of
solitary
males and females
•Egg numbers vary 1 million – 16 million eggs
•Numbers can reach 29 million in heavier females
Home
Introduction
Southern Ocean
>
Food Value of Mackerel Icefish
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Pacific Ocean
>
Food Value of Pacific Salmon
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Indian Ocean
>
Food Value of Swordfish
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Mediterranean Sea
>
Food Value of European Anchovy
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Sea of Japan
>
Food Value of Sandbar Shark
Classification
Distribution
Reproduction
Daily Life
Terms to Know
References