Reproduction of Haplochromis vanheusdeni
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=67534&GenusName=Haplochromis&SpeciesName=vanheusdeni&fc=349&StockCode=58852
 
Main Ref. Schedel, F.D.B., J.P. Friel and U.K. Schliewen, 2014
Mode dioecism
Fertilization in mouth
Mating type
Spawning frequency
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Reproductive guild
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Large males and brood-caring females defend small territories, sometimes centred around a whole under stones; it is a maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 97348).
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