| A | B |
|---|
| spawn | Act of fish laying eggs |
| fingerlings | Young fish, usually 1 to 6 in. long |
| brooder | Fish that have reached reproductive maturity |
| sac-fry | Fish with an external yolk sac |
| stocking rate | based on the production system and management expertise |
| incubator systems | vertical tray, California, and upwelling |
| raceway | grow out tanks |
| mouth brooders | Fish that hold eggs or newly hatched young in their mouths |
| cage (tank) production systems | water is freely circulating |
| single-crop production system | pond designed for only crawfish |
| rotational production system | crawfish production is rotated with other crop options |
| flushing | placing females on a gaining level of nutrition before breeding to stimulate greater ovulation rates |
