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Behavior of Herichthys Minckleyi
Show moreThe 300-gallon (1131-liter) aquarium that held nine adult Herichthys minckleyi. One small male was observed performing alternative male mating behavior "sneaking" -- attempting to fertilize the eggs of a female in the process of mating with a large male.
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Show moreThe small "sneaking" male Herichthys minckleyi was the only fish in the aquarium that exhibited a swollen genital papilla, except the spawning female and the large dominant male.
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Show moreThe small "sneaking" male Herichthys minckleyi exhibited a swollen genital papilla while it was performing sneaking behavior again in 2013. The smaller heterospecific fish in the aquarium in 2013 were Green Sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus, which were also spawning at the time that sneaking behavior was observed in Herichthys minckleyi.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 5 January 2001, 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M., 12:30-1:30 P.M. pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in Escobedo on 5 June 2001, morning pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 10 January 2001, 1:00-2:30 P.M. pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 10 January 2001, 3:00-4:30 P.M. pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 11 January 2001 pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 6 June 2001, morning, 10:00-11:30 A.M. pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 11 January 2001 pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 6 June 2001 pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 6 June 2001 pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 7 June 2001, pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 5 January 2001, 2:00-3:00 P.M., 4:00-5:00 P.M. pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 7 January 2001, 9:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M. pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 2 June 2001, pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 7 January 2001 pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 9 January 2001 pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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Show moreBehavior of Herichthys minckleyi in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, recorded in El Mojorral Oeste on 9 January 2001 pink tags indicate papilliform pharyngeal jaws; orange tags indicate molariform pharyngeal jaws.
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