Reproduction of Silurus aristotelis
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=25303&GenusName=Silurus&SpeciesName=aristotelis&fc=132&StockCode=20045
 
Main Ref. Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007
Mode
Fertilization
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild guarders
nesters
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Males defend small territories at the spawning sites and construct nests made of plant materials. They dig shallow depressions or clean spawnng substrate, at 2-3 m depth. They guard nests until larvae emerge. Spawns in pairs. Eggs hatch in 5 days (Ref. 59043).
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