fingerling
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- noun
- /ˈfɪŋɡərlɪŋ/
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- Because higher levels of blue-green algae correlate with higher levels of off-flavors, Zimba and the other researchers say that older ponds may be used for holding sac fry and fingerlings.
- fingerling bass
- fingerlings catfish
- million fingerlings
Examples
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In fact, the industry has identified the development of a year-round supply of fingerlings as one of its highest priorities.
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Farmers harvest the full-grown fish and restock the ponds with more fingerlings, meaning that several different ages of catfish are present in a pond at any one time.
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How do you tell what gender a fingerling is?
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Once they reach the adolescent, or fingerling, stage, they are moved to production ponds, where they grow to market size.
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Now you start releasing salmon fingerlings, but you find that you need to plant more willows to hold the banks.
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In temperate climates, indoor production is required if producers are to have a year-round supply of fingerlings.
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If more fingerlings were available—especially year-round—they could increase production of market-size fish and stabilize seasonal price fluctuations.
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Ludwig studies the ecology of fish culture ponds and develops new methods of rearing fry and their food source indoors to increase production of sunshine bass fingerlings.
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The fisherman caught several fingerling trout while exploring the shallow stream.
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In the hatchery, they're nurturing hundreds of fingerling catfish until they are ready for release.
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Morphology
Etymology
Fingerling comes from finger and the small ending -ling, which means 'little one', like in duckling. It was used for very young fish about the size of a human finger, so the name simply means a 'little, finger-sized fish'.