Main Ref. | Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007 |
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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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