魚類學相關名詞中英對照
名詞 定義　
temporary specializations for pelagic life Morphological (not pigment) characters such as trailing guts, preopercular spines, elongate fin spines, or gas bladders which are not retained in adults but are present during the pelagic phase. Often these are lost after settlement, but if present in settled larvae, they are clearly reduced and are disappearing. 　
為大洋性的生活暫時的特別化 形態學的 (無色彩) 特徵，在成魚階段時會消失但是在大洋性的階段期間會出現，例如蔓延的消化道， 前鰓蓋骨棘，細長的鰭棘或氣鰾。通常這些特徵在沈降之後即失去，但是如果出現在安頓好的仔魚，則該特徵清楚地縮小且逐漸消失。　
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