family Cichlidae

family Cichlidae
noun
cichlids
Syn: ↑Cichlidae
Hypernyms: ↑fish family
Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi
Member Meronyms: ↑cichlid, ↑cichlid fish, ↑Tilapia, ↑genus Tilapia

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  • extended family — the family condition in Cichlidae where the parents as well as the offspring of previous spawning care for the young. Found in cavity brooders such as Julidochromis and Neolamprologus …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • male-with-harem family — patriarch/matriarch family (the condition in Cichlidae where the male defends a large territory, which includes multiple spawning sites of several females. Each female assumes the responsibility of her own brood. The male is polygamous, and clear …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • matriachal family — the condition where no bond is formed between a spawning pair. The female cares and guards the eggs and the fry, e.g. in some Cichlidae. In this family pattern, the fish are agamous, and usually the female is an ovophile mouthbrooder …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • nuclear family — where both parents equally share the duties of caring for the young; usually formed by monogamous, open water brooders, although exceptions are common, e.g. in the Cichlidae. Sexes are difficult to separate on external experience. Also called… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • parental family — where both parents equally share the duties of caring for the young; usually formed by monogamous, open water brooders, although exceptions are common, e.g. in the Cichlidae. Sexes are difficult to separate on external experience. Also called… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • patriarch/matriarch family — the condition in Cichlidae where the male defends a large territory, which includes multiple spawning sites of several females. Each female assumes the responsibility of her own brood. The male is polygamous, and clear sexual dimorphism is… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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