| Referencia principal | Page, L.M. and P.W. Smith, 1970 |
| Modo | dioecism |
| Fertilización | external |
| Mating type | monogamy: |
| Frecuencia de puesta | one clear seasonal peak per year |
| Spawning aggregation | Referencia |
| Ponedor múltiple | Referencia Page, L., 1983 |
| Gremio reproductivo |
nonguarders open water/substratum egg scatterers |
| Parental Care | none |
| Descripción del ciclo vital y del comportamiento de acoplamiento | While in captivity, males exhibit tail-beating while infront of a large female aside from color changes as prespawning behavior (Ref. 69400). 'The generalized condition of a midventral row of specialized scales suggests that the male mounts the female and aligns his body with hers during fertilization and deposition of the eggs' (Ref. 69400). |
| Buscar más referencias de reproducción | Scirus |