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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > physiology > growth and development > developmental stages > smolts
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animals > vertebrates > fish > smolts
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > animals > vertebrates > fish > smolts
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > aquatic organisms > aquatic animals > fish > smolts
Preferred Term:

smolts

Definition:
Adolescent salmonid fish which have lost their parr marks and have developed a silvery coloring on the body. Smolts are physiologically adapted to a marine environment and are ready to begin migration to saltwater.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
fish, developmental stages
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/124432
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RDF/XMLCreated 2008-08-11, last modified 2012-11-30