218K views · 1.8K reactions | Welcome home, salmon! Spawning will start next week at the Mokelumne Fish Hatchery. Thank you to the hatchery staff for all your hard work. | Golden State Salmon Association | Facebook

Angler fish giving new meaning to the term, codependency 😬⁣ ⁣ Reproduction in angler fish is quite the ritual. Females of the species are usually significantly larger than their male counterparts. Being dwarfed by the female, a male angler fish will try to “land” on the female’s belly area to get as close to her reproductive organs as possible, so that when they spawn there is a greater chance to inseminate the eggs. Spawning merges both individuals’ circulatory and digestive systems, meaning t

GROWING FISH: Walleye (2 months) -- Walleye do have some natural reproduction in Missouri’s lakes and rivers, but they don't keep up with the fishing demand. The Missouri Department of Conservation helps to maintain the species by artificially spawning and raising walleye in a hatchery until they are big enough to be released into select public waters around the state. | Missouri Dept. of Conservation

23 reactions · 3 comments | Did you know most fish reproduce through external fertilization? In this video you can see a male Sergeant Major Damselfish tending to a nest of eggs! Although we see reproduction occurring in our aquariums, the baby fish likely end up in the intercoastal due to our open flow water system.  #LoveGumboLimbo #TheMoreYouKnow #OceanEducation #Damselfish | Gumbo Limbo Nature Center | Facebook