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Oral incubation ; the care given by some animals, especiallyfishes , to theiroffspring by holding them in themouth for extended periods of time.
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For example, S. multipunctatus the gorgeous fish pictured above is the only fish known to practice brood parasitism: it manages to mix it eggs with those of mouthbrooding cichlids in Lake Tanganyika, its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them.
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Agassiz goes on to speculate about the anatomical innovation, the lobed gill arch, which he believes permits mouthbrooding.
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On page 220 of that book he describes mouthbrooding in a “Geophagus” species from Tefe.
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On page 220 of that book he describes mouthbrooding in a “Geophagus” species from Tefe.
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Agassiz goes on to speculate about the anatomical innovation, the lobed gill arch, which he believes permits mouthbrooding.
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Reflect that the practice of mouthbrooding, which characterizes all of the “juruparoid” Satanoperca that have been spawned in the aquarium hobby to date, was probably known to the natives.
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Reflect that the practice of mouthbrooding, which characterizes all of the “juruparoid” Satanoperca that have been spawned in the aquarium hobby to date, was probably known to the natives.
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Also, some mouthbrooding cichlids: the fish “shimmy” at each other.
The Big Difference Between Creationism and Intelligent Design - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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For example, S. multipunctatus the gorgeous fish pictured above is the only fish known to practice brood parasitism: it manages to mix it eggs with those of mouthbrooding cichlids in Lake Tanganyika, its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them.
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For example, S. multipunctatus the gorgeous fish pictured above is the only fish known to practice brood parasitism: it manages to mix it eggs with those of mouthbrooding cichlids in Lake Tanganyika, its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them.
Synodontis species flocks in Lake Tanganyika - The Panda's Thumb 2006
deinonychus commented on the word mouthbrooding
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 mouth of the parent for extended periods of time. Although mouthbrooding is performed by a variety of different animals, most notably Darwin's frog, fishes are by far the most diverse mouthbrooders. (Wikipedia)
February 7, 2012