Reproduction of Channa orientalis
Document source: http://fishbase.se/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5143&GenusName=Channa&SpeciesName=orientalis&fc=431&StockCode=5381
 
Main Ref. Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
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 Exhibits mouthbrooding. Eggs hatch in the mouth of the male and either parent may keep the brood in its mouth for protection after hatching. Fry have been found to feed on successive batches of eggs laid by the female.
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