Reproduction of Netuma thalassina
Document source: http://fishbase.se/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=10220&GenusName=Netuma&SpeciesName=thalassina&fc=145&StockCode=10543
 
Main Ref. Frimodt, C., 1995
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild bearers
external brooders
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Incubates eggs in the mouth. The fry continue to take refuge in the mouths of the male fish for the first 2 months and once they leave, the males start to eat avidly and may consume their ouwn young.
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