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broodcare

The tending, caring for, and protection of a brood by one or both parents.

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Amia calva
Congochromis sabinae
Etroplus suratensis
Loricaria simillima
Oreochromis mossambicus
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Related terms

broadcast spawner
A fish which releases its gametes into open water for external fertilisation, with no subsequent parental care. The strategy is more commonly-seen in marine than freshwater species.
brood
Offspring of fishes, especially a single group hatching together and/or being cared for by the same parent(s); the act of tending and protecting eggs or offsping.
parental family
Behaviour in which both parents equally share the duties of broodcare.

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