postponocavous

In a mouth-brooder species, the eggs (close to hatching), wrigglers or fry are taken into the mouth of the parents for protection, the species that perform this behavior are also known as larvophilous or delayed mouth-brooders.

Literatur

Barlow, George. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352 - (ffm03927)