Brood parasitism of an open‐water spawning cichlid by the cuckoo catfish

• Published in: Journal of fish biology Vol. 96; no. 6; pp. 1538 - 1542
• Main Authors: Takahashi, Tetsumi, Koblmüller, Stephan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Brood parasitism; Catfish; Cichlidae; Cyprichromis; Cyprichromis coloratus; Eggs; Endemic species; Females; Fish; Fish eggs; Freshwater fishes; Interspecific; Lake Tanganyika; Lakes; open‐water spawning; Parasitism; Reproductive behavior; Reproductive behaviour; Spawning; Synodontis grandiops; Synodontis multipunctatus; Vertebrates; Lake Tanganyika; Synodontis multipunctatus; Cyprichromis coloratus; open-water spawning; Synodontis grandiops; Lake Tanganyika

The cuckoo catfish Synodontis multipunctatus and S. grandiops are endemic to Lake Tanganyika and the only known nonavian vertebrates that exhibit obligate interspecific brood parasitism. Seven maternal mouth‐brooding cichlid fish species are reported to be natural hosts of the parasitic catfish and...