Reproduction of Awaous guamensis
Document source: http://col.taibif.tw/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=27290&GenusName=Awaous&SpeciesName=guamensis&fc=405&StockCode=21355
 
Main Ref. Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen, 1966
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild guarders
nesters
Parental Care paternal
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Adults move downstream to their prime breeding just above the estuary; males select crevices and caves formed by rocks on the stream bed where the females will lay their eggs; males guard nests until larvae hatch a day later (Ref. 44091).
Search for more references on reproduction Scirus
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
Entered by Torres, Armi G. on 06.29.98
Modified by Luna, Susan M. on 11.16.07
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