AKU 2243 : AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT

ANADROMOUS/
CATADROMOUS &
DIADROMOUS
Presented by
Nazirul Akmal Bin Mohammad Tamizi
(BM20100027)
Ahmad Hamizi Bin Mohammad Jamil
(BM20100028)
WHAT IS ANADROMOUS?
Anadromous is a marine fish that migrates or moves to freshwater
habitats to spawn

WHAT IS CATADRAMOUS?
Fish that are hatched or born in a marine habitat, but migrate to
freshwater areas where they spend most of their growth and life

WHAT IS DIADROMOUS?
Fish that are able to live in two types of water where most of their
life time is spent in one type of water, be it fresh water or sea
water, then have to move to another type of water to migrate
 WHY SOME FISH NEED TO
MIGRATE
PURPOSE

The movement of fish from one

Fish migrate with the purpose of
place to another with the aim of
spawning, looking for food and
adapting to favorable conditions in
finding a suitable area to live
order to maintain the existence of life
and its offspring
 Anadromous Catadromous Diadromous

Live in two type of water,

The migrating fish from saltwater The migrating fish from freshwater to freshwater and saltwater, the fish
to spawn in freshwater spawn in the sea was born and hatched in those
water

Adults fish live in two type of

Adults fish live in seawater Adults fish live in freshwater
water

Example: Salmon & Smelt Example: True eels Example: Stergeon, Eel