Reproduction of Boulengerochromis microlepis
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?GenusName=Boulengerochromis&ID=6008&SpeciesName=microlepis&StockCode=6322&fc=349
 
Main Ref. Konings, A., 1988
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type
Spawning frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild guarders
nesters
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Deposits eggs in abandoned nests of other cichlids, in between stones, or in the sand, if no nests are available (Ref. 7343).
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