ocean pout

noun

1. an eelpout, Macrozoarces americanus, common along the northeastern coast of North America.

Example Sentences

They are seeing far fewer ocean pout, wolf eel and pollock that once were commonplace in these kelp beds.

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In the AquAdvantage salmon, a regulatory switch from an ocean pout gene makes the fish produce growth hormone all the time, so the AquAdvantage salmon grow rapidly throughout the year.

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Me have Atlantic and Chinook genes mixed with touch of ugly eel-like ocean pout.

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The company created the fish from an Atlantic salmon, adding growth hormone from Chinook salmon from the Pacific and a gene from a fish called an ocean pout to help it grow faster.

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The fish is essentially Atlantic salmon with a Pacific salmon gene for faster growth and a gene from the eel-like ocean pout that promotes year-round growth.

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