bowfin reproduction

[Hybridfish7]

how do bowfin breed? I imagine it is a process that is less hands on for the parents and the fry grow way slower, if snakeheads, something I feel fills the same ecological niche, can outcompete them so fast. I underestimated the speed of snakehead reproduction until they got to the lake I've been fishing since I was 3.

 

[MatteoTheEnder22]

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[thebiggerthebetter]

The Bowfin: Primitive Ray-Finned Fish

The order Amiiformes, is a primitive order of ray-finned fishes that contains only one extant species, the predacious bowfin. Bowfin are generally only found in freshwater lakes in the eastern part of North America. When full grown they are top level predators in the lake ecosystem. Other...

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Bowfin Reproduction: Non-faithful mating
Bowfin are far from loyal in their reproductive strategy. Males and females will both mate with numerous others. While these fish might be known as primitive fish their mating rituals are fairly complex. Males build circular nests that are about a foot and a half wide by six inches deep. When a female comes into the nest they swim around, touching occasionally and then position themselves side by side. This position allows the males to fertilize the eggs that the females deposit into the nest.

After mating, the males are known as nest guarders. They protect the young in these nests until the young are about four inches long.

 

[fishhead0103666]

I appreciate the @ MatteoTheEnder22 but I don’t know a thing about bowfins. It appear as though Viktor has found some information on the topic.