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Some species gather up fertilized eggs in their mouth and keep them safe until they hatch, a process called mouthbrooding. Cichlid. In addition to being mouthbrooders, some species continue to protect their young after they hatch, calling out to them when there is danger, and letting them swim back into their mouth to hold them safely away. [1]
Fingerling – refers to a fish that has reached the stage where the fins can be extended and protective scales have covered the body. [4] At this stage, the fish is typically about the size of a human finger, [5] hence the name. Once reaching this stage, the fish can be considered a juvenile, and is usually active enough to move around a large ...
In birds and mammals altricial species are those whose newly hatched or born young are relatively immobile, lack hair or down, are not able to obtain food on their own, and must be cared for by adults; closed eyes are common, though not ubiquitous. Altricial young are born helpless and require care for a length of time.
The behavior of an amphibian hatchling, commonly referred to as a tadpole, is controlled by a few thousand neurons. [4] 99% of a Xenopus hatchling's first day after hatching is spent hanging from a thread of mucus secreted from near its mouth will eventually form; if it becomes detached from this thread, it will swim back and become reattached, usually within ten seconds. [4]
The surfperch, genus Embiotoca, is a saltwater fish with a gestation period of three to six months. [13] This lengthy period of pregnancy gives the family its scientific name from the Greek "embios" meaning "persistent" and "tokos" meaning "birth". The table below shows the gestation period and number of young born for some selected fish.
The U.S. government will invest $240 million in salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest to boost declining fish populations and support the treaty-protected fishing rights of ...
For example, in the frog species Bibron's Toadlet, male frogs are left to care for the nest. Parental care after the laying of eggs has been observed in 5% of caecilian species, 18% of salamander species and 6% of frog species, [ 45 ] though this number is likely an underestimate due to taxonomic bias in research [ 46 ] and the cryptic nature ...
A new method of rearing California condors at the Los Angeles Zoo has resulted in a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched this year.