Reproduction of Copadichromis virginalis
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=2296&StockCode=6949
 
Main Ref. Iles, T.D., 1971
Mode dioecism
Fertilization in mouth
Mating type
Spawning frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild bearers
external brooders
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Annual breeding season is brief. Females brood young or show development of the buccal brood pouch.
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