Organisms across various environments develop and displays complex behaviours. Terrestrial animals, such as lions, displays evident social behaviours through the development of societies called prides (Abell et al., 2013). Similarly, fish have developed numerous social, reproductive, and predatory behaviours that allow them to adapt to various conditions. For example, observing reproductive behaviours of hermaphroditic reef fishes found that reproduction was species dependant, though there were similarities and overlaps (Petersen, 1987). Studying Serranus faciatus, they found that individuals has fully function gonads of both sexes (simultaneous hermaphrodite) however, the larger individuals will reabsorb their female gonads (Petersen, 1987).
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In this species, the reproductive role as swapped, the male is responsible for holding the brood in his mouth after spawning. The female produces the eggs which are transferred to the male mouth where fertilization take place. The males then leave and join a school of unpaired males while the eggs incubate. It can take between 8-14 days for the eggs to fully develop and hatch. To complete this role reversal, after spawning, the females are leave to find another male to spawn with. In this species the females are able to reproduce repeatedly with multiple different mates whereas, the males are only capable on reproducing with one female at a time. Once they 8-14 day gestational period is complete and the eggs hatch, they may spawn again. Similar to the mouthbrooding cichlids, the males are unable to hunt for prey while mouthbrooding. During this time, they will consume the eggs of the developing fish as sustenance. Mouthbrooding is a strategy that has developed separately in the in both marine and freshwater fishes. Though differences do exist in their mouthbrooding behaviour, both are able to successfully use it to
In this species, the reproductive role as swapped, the male is responsible for holding the brood in his mouth after spawning. The female produces the eggs which are transferred to the male mouth where fertilization take place. The males then leave and join a school of unpaired males while the eggs incubate. It can take between 8-14 days for the eggs to fully develop and hatch. To complete this role reversal, after spawning, the females are leave to find another male to spawn with. In this species the females are able to reproduce repeatedly with multiple different mates whereas, the males are only capable on reproducing with one female at a time. Once they 8-14 day gestational period is complete and the eggs hatch, they may spawn again. Similar to the mouthbrooding cichlids, the males are unable to hunt for prey while mouthbrooding. During this time, they will consume the eggs of the developing fish as sustenance. Mouthbrooding is a strategy that has developed separately in the in both marine and freshwater fishes. Though differences do exist in their mouthbrooding behaviour, both are able to successfully use it to