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pelagic spawner
(English) A species that sheds pelagic eggs into the water column at the peak of a conspicuous spawning ascent. A species that has numerous buoyant eggs, none or poorly developed embryonic respiratory organs, little pigment, no photophobia, e.g. Platichthys flesus. (See also: pelagic egg, spawning ascent)

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