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Behavioral repertoire of biparental care in Apistogramma trifasciata (Pisces: Cichlidae)

2021; Wiley; Volume: 37; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jai.14226

1439-0426

Gabriela Caroline Mendes, Leonardo Samuel Ricioli, Rhainer Guillermo Nascimento Ferreira,

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Cichlid fish exhibit a complex behavioral repertoire, mainly regarding social and reproductive behaviors. Nevertheless, although dwarf cichlids exhibit a remarkable diversity of behaviors, only a few studies have been conducted with these fish. Apistogramma trifasciata is a common dwarf cichlid in the Neotropics and widely used as ornamental fish. Both males and females are territorial and engage in biparental care. Here we observed the behavior of A. trifasciata males and females to construct an ethogram. We registered the parental care of a couple since the spawn until the moment when the offspring became independent. Striking behaviors were observed, such as male-male contests involving circling displays and mouth wrestling, and parental care, which involved mouth brooding and parental color change. Finally, we suggest that our results may be used to establish this species as a model for parental care and territoriality studies.