Ochi, H., A. Rossiter and Y. Yanagisawa, 2000, "The first record of a biparental mouthbrooding catfish". J. Fish Biol. 57(6):1601-1604.
Just came across this reference today. Haven't yet read the article, but the title sounds pretty sensational.
(The fish in question is Phyllonemus typus, a small Clarotid catfish from Lake Tanganyika.)
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Phyllonemus typus a biparental mouthbreeder?!?
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I've got a german paper on that, from a guy that has bred them; according to this paper; they're pretty evolved too;
contrary to many bi-parental cichlids from Tanganyika, wich just split the duration of the breeding, and switch eggs or fry only once; these catfish actually switch often, to enable mom or dad to feed.
I've got two couples; can't wait!
contrary to many bi-parental cichlids from Tanganyika, wich just split the duration of the breeding, and switch eggs or fry only once; these catfish actually switch often, to enable mom or dad to feed.
I've got two couples; can't wait!
Plan B should not automatically be twice as much explosives as Plan A