Reproduction of Potamorrhaphis guianensis
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=17121&GenusName=Potamorrhaphis&SpeciesName=guianensis&fc=207&StockCode=15461
 
Main Ref. Keith, P., P.-Y. Le Bail and P. Planquette, 2000
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild nonguarders
open water/substratum egg scatterers
Parental Care none
Description of life cycle and mating behavior The eggs are attached to underwater vegetation. At 27-30 deg. Celsius the larvae hatch after 9 - 10 days. The larvae are pelagic carnivores.
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