Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fry or fingerling: Refers to very young fish that have recently hatched and are being raised for the purpose of stocking ponds, lakes, or aquaculture farms. They are at a stage suitable for being transferred to grow-out facilities.
   • Seed fish / Fish seed: A term used in aquaculture and fisheries for juvenile fish that are cultivated and sold specifically for rearing to maturity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trại này chuyên sản xuất cá giống cho các hộ nuôi cá. (This farm specializes in producing fingerlings for fish farming households.)
  • Chúng tôi cần mua cá giống để thả vào hồ mới. (We need to buy seed fish to release into the new pond.)
  • Chất lượng cá giống quyết định đến năng suất nuôi trồng. (The quality of the fry determines the farming yield.)

Advanced Usage

• In technical aquaculture contexts, "cá giống" can be categorized more specifically by developmental stage, such as:
  • "cá giống mới nở": newly hatched fry.
  • "cá giống cỡ lớn": advanced fingerlings or juveniles.

Variants and Related Words

• Cá bột (n): Newly hatched fish larvae, an earlier life stage than "cá giống."
• Cá thương phẩm (n): Market-sized fish, ready for harvest and sale.
• Ương cá giống (v): To nurse or raise fry into fingerlings.

Synonyms

• Fry: Very young fish.
• Fingerling: A small, young fish, typically about the size of a human finger.
• Juvenile fish: A general term for young fish.
• Seed stock: A term used in agriculture and aquaculture for young animals used for breeding or rearing.

Related Terms and Phrases

• Thả cá giống: To stock fish (to release fingerlings into a body of water).
  • Lễ hội thả cá giống được tổ chức hàng năm. (The fish stocking festival is held annually.)
• Sản xuất cá giống: Fry/fingerling production.
  • Kỹ thuật sản xuất cá giống ngày càng hiện đại. (Fingerling production techniques are becoming more modern.)