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Aquatic Vertebrate Species

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002004

Vertebrate species that lay eggs or bear young in water. Included are all fishes, nearly all amphibians, and a few mammals (i.e., manatees, whales, porpoises). Note that most species of toads and salamanders and many species of frogs spend most of their adult lives on land, but most species return to water to breed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002004
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesHazard Ranking System Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002004",
  "term": "Aquatic Vertebrate Species",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Vertebrate species that lay eggs or bear young in water. Included are all fishes, nearly all amphibians, and a few mammals (i.e., manatees, whales, porpoises). Note that most species of toads and salamanders and many species of frogs spend most of their adult lives on land, but most species return to water to breed.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Hazard Ranking System Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aquatic-vertebrate-species/"
}

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