Results for “brood”

brood

Offspring of fishes, especially a single group hatching together and/or being cared for by the same parent(s); the act of tending and protecting eggs or offsping.

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broodcare

The tending, caring for, and protection of a brood by one or both parents.

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broodstock

A group of sexually mature fish maintained specifically for production of fry.

cavity brooder

Reproductive strategy characteristic of certain fishes, e.g., many cichlids, in which eggs in a cavity, cave or similar. The clutch is normally guarded aggressively by one or both parents. Such species may also be referred to as 'cave brooders/breeders'.

mouth-brooder

Used in reference to fishes which brood or protect their eggs or offspring in the mouth of one or both parents.

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larvophily

Reproductive strategy whereby the eggs are laid on a solid surface where they hatch before being brooded for a further period in the mouth of one or both parents. Seen in some Geophagus spp., for example.

ovophily

Reproductive strategy whereby the eggs are laid on a solid surface where they are immediately collected and brooded in the mouth of one or both parents. Seen in some Geophagus spp., for example.

parental family

Behaviour in which both parents equally share the duties of broodcare.

strip

To artificially remove gametes from for captive breeding; to forcefully remove eggs or fry from the buccal cavity of a mouthbrooding fish in order to hatch/raise them elsewhere.

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