Which fish keeps eggs in its mouth instead of its stomach?

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Mouse breeder, a fish that breeds juveniles in the mouth. Examples include certain catfish, cichlids, and cardinal fish. Males of the sea catfish Galeichthys felis put up to 50 fertilized eggs in their mouths and hold them until they are at least 2 weeks old after hatching.

Which fish is the mouthbrooder?

Fish species defined as mouthbrooders include cichlids, sea catfish, cardinal fish, gigina catfish, pikeheads, opistognathidae, gourami, and arowana. In the case of mouthbrooders, parental care begins when the egg is fertilized and may even extend shelter provision after the egg has hatched.

Are there any fish that spit eggs?

This species of fish (Opistognathus whitehurstii) is a mouthbrooder. More simply, grow eggs in your mouth. Eggs usually stay in the mouth for 8-10 days. When the egg is not in the mouth, the fish can dig a hole in it, ingest sand and spit it out to create a tunnel.

Which cichlid is a haplochromis?

Typical haplochromis includes yellow laboratories, red zebras, yellow-tailed cichlids, and other Lake Malawi cichlids. Most mouth chicks are found on Lake Malawi, but some are also found on Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria.

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