Ornamental Fish Production and Management

9.1.4 Egg-burriers

These species usually inhabit waters that dry up at some time of the year. The majority of egg burriers are annual Killifish, which lay their eggs in mud. The parents mature very quickly and lay their eggs before dying when the water dries up. The eggs remain in a dormant stage until rains stimulate hatching.

Mouth-brooders: species that carry their eggs or larvae in their mouth.