milt

Male fish secretion

Milt is fish sperm or the sperm-containing reproductive gland of a male fish.

The term appears in fishing and culinary contexts—milt from certain fish is eaten as a delicacy in some cuisines: herring milt, cod milt.

A male fish ready to spawn is sometimes called a milter.

reproductive

semen

Male reproductive secretion

testes · gonads · seminal · ejaculate · fertilization · spermatogenesis · spermatic · andrology · testosterone · hormones

spawning

spawn

Aquatic eggs or generate

  • roeAquatic reproductive material
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells
  • gravelLoose small rock fragments

upstream · migration · anadromous · spawners · nuptial · oviposition · alevin · smolt · parr · breeding

culinary

roe

Aquatic reproductive material

sushi · offal · tempura · poached · sautéed · creamy · umami · cuisine · gourmet · seafood

fishery

salmon

Pink-fleshed migratory fish

  • troutFreshwater game fish
  • codCold-water food fish
  • herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish

carp · sturgeon · hatchery · aquaculture · harvesting · fishery · ichthyology · freshwater · marine · angler

Categories
Opposites
reproductive material in fish

miltroe

Aquatic reproductive material

spawn · caviar · tobiko

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