Spawning

Spawn is the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals. As a verb, to spawn refers to the process of freely releasing eggs and sperm into a body of water ; the physical act is known as spawning. The vast majority of aquatic and amphibious animals reproduce through spawning.

These include the following groups:Bony fishes Crustaceans Molluscs Echinoderms Amphibians Aquatic insects Coral, which are living colonies of tiny, aquatic organisms—not plants, as they are sometimes perceived to be.
Corals, while appearing sedentary or botanical by nature, actually spawn by releasing clouds of sperm and egg cells into the water column, where the two mix.

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