| Κύρια Αναφ. | Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch, 1991 |
| Τρόπος | dioecism |
| Γονιμοποίηση | in mouth |
| Mating type | |
| Συχνότητα γεννοβολίας | |
| Spawning aggregation | Αναφ. |
| Πολλαπλός αποθέτης | Αναφ. |
| Αναπαραγωγική ομάδα |
bearers external brooders |
| Parental Care | |
| Περιγραφή κύκλου ζωής και συμπεριφοράς ζευγαρώματος | Maternal mouthbrooders; males establish territories and maintain a harem of females; female deposits eggs and picks them up in the mouth for incubation; male spreads out his anal fin showing the "eggs pots"; the females mistake these spots for her eggs and try to also take them inside her mouth; the male then releases his milt and the female takes them in, thus fertilizing the eggs inside her mouth (Ref. 44091). |
| Αναζητήστε περισσότερες αναφορές για αναπαραγωγή | Scirus |