anadromous

adjective

anad·ro·mous ə-ˈna-drə-məs

: ascending rivers from the sea for breeding

shad are anadromous

compare catadromous

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Work is proposed to be performed after July 4 to protect the anadromous fish spawning season, according to the Corps. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024 The corporation is now overseeing the physical removal of the four Klamath River dams, which have blocked the passage of native anadromous fish, cutting off roughly 400 miles of spawning habitat for nearly a century. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024 These anadromous fish were declared extinct in the state in 1985, primarily because of a large dam that was built near Lewiston and cut off access to their spawning grounds. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Oct. 2023 The anadromous fish are central to Native American cultures and economies, prized for their fat and protein-packed meat and loved by anglers for their tenacious, head-shaking fights. —

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