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northern midshipman

fish
Also known as: Porichthys notatus
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  • paracanthopterygian
    / Life cycle and reproduction

    The northern midshipman (P. notatus), a common species on the eastern Pacific coast, spawns in shallow water, attaching its eggs to a rocky surface. The male guards the eggs. Like other batrachoidiforms, the midshipman lives and grows on the ocean bottom.

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    The northern midshipman (P. notatus), a common species on the eastern Pacific coast, spawns in shallow water, attaching its eggs to a rocky surface. The male guards the eggs. Like other batrachoidiforms, the midshipman lives and grows on the ocean bottom.

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