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Mouthbrooder
Mouthbrooder is a term used when talking about fish.
Parents care for the eggs/larva/fry by holding them in their mouth, thus protecting them from danger by third party fish.
Which parent performs this task differs from species to species, any combination is possible:
- both parents share the eggs - usually for species that show a strong pair binding, i.e. pairs that stick together a whole life
- the father holds the eggs
- the mother holds the eggs - this is often the case for polygame species
- or a role change some time inbetween
Last updated: 05-21-2005 22:12:14
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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