TERM: Description of glossary term.
Fish related glossary
crèche
From the French term for day nursery. Applied to animals when unrelated offspring congregate, usually under the care of a few parents. The best-known example is found in penguins.
Référence
Barlow, George. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352 - (ffm03927)