Reproduction of Taeniacara candidi
Document source: http://www.fishbase.de/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=47082&GenusName=Taeniacara&SpeciesName=candidi&fc=349&StockCode=39653
 
Main Ref. Koslowski, I., 2002
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type polygyny
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild guarders
clutch tenders
Parental Care maternal
Description of life cycle and mating behavior The male is very active sexually and it spawns with several females, even at the same time. Females care for the eggs and larvae. They even chew the fry loose from the egg case after a few days of development (Ref. 12251). Female attaches the offspring at the ceiling of caves (Ref. 47893).
Search for more references on reproduction Scirus
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
Comments & Corrections
Back to Search



Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Non-static method FishBase::displayActaTextAndLink() cannot be called statically in /var/www/html/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php:288 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php on line 288