| Referencia principal | Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl, 1997 |
| Modo | dioecism |
| Fertilización | external |
| Mating type | |
| Frecuencia de puesta | |
| Spawning aggregation | Referencia |
| Ponedor múltiple | Referencia |
| Gremio reproductivo |
bearers external brooders |
| Parental Care | |
| Descripción del ciclo vital y del comportamiento de acoplamiento | Male or female carries the egg in the mouth (Ref. 52307, Ref. 13614). A few days prior to spawning, both partners remain close together for much of the time; the genital papilla of the female is clearly visible immediately before spawning and is much broader and larger then the male's; females normally more succesfull in brooding the fry; specimens are relatively shy and prefer to lie silently near the bottom in secluded areas when mouthbrooding, which ends about three weeks post-spawning; once free swimming, the fry normally does not return to the parent's mouth (Ref. 52307). |
| Buscar más referencias de reproducción | Scirus |