Spawn (biology) facts for kids
Spawn is the eggs of some animals. Laying those eggs is called spawning. Animals that live in water, such as fish and amphibians, reproduce by spawning. When the spawn hatches, the young fish are called fry and the young amphibians are called tadpoles.
Images for kids
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The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the developing eyes.
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Pacific salmon are semelparous or "big bang" spawners, which means they die shortly after spawning
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Pike usually spawn on vegetation flooded by high water. Their eggs adhere to the stems of plants.
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Damselfish are substrate spawners. This one keeps her spawn in a gastropod shell
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The stickleback glues plant material to make its nest
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Male seahorses are pouch brooders
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Guppies are livebearers. This one has been pregnant for about 26 days.
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Within two or three days, the vulnerable goldfish eggs hatch into larvae, and rapidly develop into fry
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Common frogs sorting out their spawn
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Green turtle hatchling
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Harvesting oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus cultivated using spawns embedded in sawdust mixture placed in plastic containers
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Baby paradise fish just hatched, gathered under the surface of a bubble nest
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Anemone fish nest in an anemone. Here a male is protecting spawn produced by his partner.
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Siamese fighting fish build bubble nests of varying sizes.
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Spawning brittle star
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Spawning sockeye salmon
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In the middle of this weir is a fish ladder, which allows trout and salmon to pass the weir to go upriver to spawn.
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In Spanish: Freza para niños