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The courtship behaviour and spawning habits of haddock have been observed for the first time. Whether the behaviour of haddock in the sea is the same remains to be determined.
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HAWKINS, A., CHAPMAN, K. & SYMONDS, D. Spawning of Haddock in Captivity. Nature 215, 923–925 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215923a0
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