Grzimek Fish

v04_id198_con_honeyco

Cyathopharynx furcifer

Courtship and reproduction in Cyatopharynx furcifer. 1) The male draws his pelvic fins along the nest surface, showing the female where to deposit eggs, 2) the female lays the eggs and the male waits to fertilize them, 3) the female takes fertilized eggs into her mouth, 4) the young are released once they hatch.

About this image

Identification
Cyathopharynx furcifer (Featherfin cichlid)
Contributors
Michigan Science Art
copyright holder
Subjects
Subject Annotated
Subject Behavior
Subject Eggs
Subject Live Animal
Type Illustration
Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature
Behaviors reproduction
Behaviors communication sexual/courtship display
Anatomy male
Anatomy female

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Last updated: 2005-33-22 / Generated: 2025-09-15 01:49

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