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biparental mouthbrooder Cichlidae (cichlids):
Numerous species are
mouthbrooders,
typically maternal mouthbrooders. Some are
paternal mouthbrooders e.g. Sarotherodon...
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guarding speleophils), and at
least two
types of
mouthbrooders,
ovophile mouthbrooders and
larvophile mouthbrooders. Open- or substrate-brooding
cichlids lay...
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where the
males care for the young, and
certain cichlids that are
mouthbrooders, with the
parent incubating the eggs in the
buccal cavity.
Species of...
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biparental mouthbrooders, with both
parents protecting the eggs and fry. A few, such as S. melanotheron, are
paternal mouthbrooders, with only the...
- The
Egyptian mouthbrooder (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor) is a
species of cichlid. This
small mouthbrooder reaches about 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, and is...
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living species show
parental care
until fry are free swimming: some are
mouthbrooders, like the
Krabi mouth-brooding
betta (Betta simplex), and others, like...
- all
other anabantoid mouthbrooders (with the
exception of its
close relative Sphaerichthys selatanensis) are
paternal mouthbrooders, with the male carrying...
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Betta ocellata,
sometimes known as the
eyespot mouthbrooder, is a
species of gourami. It is
native to Asia,
where it
occurs in north-eastern Borneo, specifically...
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Chromidotilapia guntheri, or Günther's
mouthbrooder, is a
cichlid from Africa. It was
previously considered to
consist of two subspecies, the
common C...
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These nonfunctioning eggs may be used as food for the male
mouthbrooder,
since mouthbrooders do not feed
while they are
taking care of the brood. Oral...
