Reproduction of Petrochromis polyodon
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8806&GenusName=Petrochromis&SpeciesName=polyodon&fc=349&StockCode=9127
 
Main Ref. Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl, 1985
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild bearers
external brooders
Parental Care maternal
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 2.83 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents 12.6 to 14.1 cm SL in size (Ref. 86760).
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