The most common type of 'pregnant' fish are referred to as 'live bearers'. Guppies, mollies and swordtails are among the popular ones.
Some would try to make you believe that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit, or a twerp. In reality there is no term for a pregnant goldfish because goldfish never get pregnant! Female Goldfish lay eggs and the eggs are fertilised by male fish outside of the body.
Aquarists commonly refer to ovoviviparous and viviparous fish as "livebearers". Examples include guppies, mollies, moonfish, platys, four-eyed fish and swordtails. All of these varieties exhibit signs of their pregnancy before the live fry are born.
A git, I was solemnly told, means 'a pregnant camel' while a twit is a pregnant goldfish.
Livebearers are aquarium fish that retain the eggs inside the body and give birth to live, free-swimming young.
Livebearing fish are some of the most popular tropical aquarium fish of all time and include guppies, platies, mollies and swordtails. They are so-called because the females give birth to live young, instead of laying eggs like other freshwater fish species.
Spawn is the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals. As a verb, to spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm, and the act of both sexes is called spawning. Most aquatic animals, except for aquatic mammals and reptiles, reproduce through the process of spawning.
Throughout their lifecycle, jellyfish take on two different body forms: medusa and polyps. Polyps can reproduce asexually by budding, while medusae spawn eggs and sperm to reproduce sexually.
Fish pregnancy can last anywhere from 3 weeks to 3.5 years depending on the species. Fish pregnancies usually last between 3 weeks and 10 months. This huge range is due to the differences between various fish species. Aquarium fish like goldfish or guppies are at the lower end of the spectrum.
Fry and fingerling are generic terms that can be applied to the juveniles of most fish species, but some groups of fishes have juvenile development stages particular to the group.
When they first hatch from their eggs, baby goldfish are called larvae. They carry a yolk sac with them for food. This periods lasts for two to three days. The baby goldfish then lose their yolk sacs and become capable of feeding themselves. Once they reach this stage, the babies are called Fry.
Aquaculture is breeding, raising, and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants.
If you call someone a twit, you are insulting them and saying that they are silly or stupid.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. If you're planning a summer vacation in Maine this year, you might want to keep in mind that in that state, it's against the law to tickle a woman under the chin with a feather duster.
A pregnant camel is called a "git".
Fish reproduce by bearing live young or by laying eggs. Livebearers give birth to fully formed and functional young called fry. The eggs are fertilized and hatch within the female.
The female fish lays unfertilized eggs in water nests or builds a safe area for them, then the male fertilizes these eggs; that is, the eggs are fertilized and mature outside the mother's body. In this case, you may notice jelly-like floating orbs on the water surface or in your aquarium.
It can often be difficult to identify when a fish is pregnant, and depending on her breed your fish can give birth to anywhere from a dozen to a couple hundred fray at once.
Twatter is Twitter's new social media website reserved specifically for OB/GYNs. As with Twitter, Twatter also limits "twats" to 140 characters or less. Because social media isn't HIPAA compliant, be careful when posting patient information or hysteroscopy findings.
Jellyfish are usually either male or female (with occasional hermaphrodites). In most cases, adults release sperm and eggs into the surrounding water, where the unprotected eggs are fertilized and develop into larvae.
But some jellyfish species are hermaphrodites: two for the price of one. There are species that are both male and female at the same time. No switching is necessary. Other species of jellyfish – sequential hermaphrodites – are either male and then female, or vice-versa, but not both simultaneously.
Most are egg-layers; the male fertilizes the eggs externally. The eggs may be scattered, deposited or buried, depending on the species.
But in a nutshell, in some species, the male fish inseminates the female fish who then grows the fry inside her body, other fish lay eggs, which are then fertilized by the male outside of the female's body, and there are a few hermaphrodites self-fertilize, without the need for mating at all.
If you're a fan of sushi, you've almost certainly come across flying fish eggs — also known as tobiko. They're the orange roe commonly used as a garnish on maki sushi (AKA sushi rolls), offering a vivid visual alongside the green and white of seaweed and rice.
There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give birth to live young. The remainder are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs. Around 40 to 50 different shark species live permanently in or regularly visit the waters surrounding Britain.