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Reproductive behavior of the Japanese filefish, Rudarius ercodes, was studied at the rocky reef off Koinoura, northern Kyushu, Japan, between June and October 1989 . Aggressive display was observed between males, but they were not territorial . Males had four types of courtship behavior : vibrating, tail bending, leaning and nuzzle . Spawning occurred early in the morning . A female and 1-3 male(s) mated together on brown algae . Each female spawned repeatedly with an interval of 6-12 days . Females cared for eggs and embryos from just after spawning until hatching, 2-4 days . Female egg care consisted of tending and guarding . Females tended eggs by blowing water on them and by fanning them with their pectoral fins . Females guarded eggs by driving away fish passing nearby . In some cases, males also guarded eggs by staying near the eggs and driving away conspecific males. Whether a male cares for eggs with a female seems to be affected by the form of mating (pair mating or single female-multiple male mating), and the probability of further reproduction after spawning . Dominant males showed a tendency to pair with a specific female intermittently over a two-month period . Mating,

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Author

Hiroshi Kawase; Akinobu Nakazono

Publisher

Springer; Springer-Verlag; Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0378-1909)

Published

1995

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)