Spawning In An African Mouthbreeding Fish

Shows identification characteristics of male and female tilapia macrocephala, including courtship behavior and construction of nest. Describes how the male takes the eggs of the female into his mouth and stores them in an oral pouch where they are hatched. Uses closeups to show eggs and later embryos in the male's mouth. Shows the young released and at several stages of development.

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