| Main Ref. | Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch, 1991 |
| Mode | dioecism |
| Befruktning | in mouth |
| Mating type | |
| Lekfrekvens | |
| Spawning aggregation | Ref. |
| Leker upprepade gånger | Ref. |
| Reproductive guild |
bearers external brooders |
| Parental Care | |
| Beskrivning av livscykel ochfortplantningsbeteende | 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). |
| Sök efter fler referenser om reproduktion | Scirus |