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Results for “parental care”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • broadcast spawner

    A fish which releases its gametes into open water for external fertilisation, with no subsequent parental care. The strategy is more commonly-seen in marine than freshwater species.

  • 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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