Male Neon Goby Fish Hatches Embryos (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Male Neon Goby Fish Hatches Embryos

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A male neon goby regulates the hatching of embryos within a spawning shelter. To induce hatching, the male goby picks up embryos from the clutch using its mouth, swims to the entrance of the shelter and spits free-swimming larvae into the water column.

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John Majoris

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