mouthbrooder
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Mouthbrooder — A female Cyphotilapia frontosa mouthbrooding fry which can be seen looking out her mouth Mouthbrooding, also known as oral incubation and buccal incubation, is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in the… … Wikipedia
mouthbrooder — noun a freshwater cichlid fish which protects its eggs (and in some cases its young) by carrying them in its mouth. [Sarotherodon and other genera.] … English new terms dictionary
mouthbrooder — mouthˈbreeder or mouthˈbrooder noun A cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth … Useful english dictionary
Egyptian Mouthbrooder — Male Egyptian Mouthbrooder … Wikipedia
Katavi mouthbrooder — Taxobox name = Katavi mouthbrooder status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Cichlidae genus = Haplochromis species = H. katavi binomial = Haplochromis katavi… … Wikipedia
Egyptian mouthbrooder — Taxobox name = Egyptian mouthbrooder image width = 300px status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Cichlidae genus = Pseudocrenilabrus species = P. multicolor… … Wikipedia
Haplochromis — thereuterion Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Chromidotilapia guentheri — (Guenther s Mouthbrooder) C. guentheri pair with fry; female on left Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… … Wikipedia
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