This post on Fish Nerds in facebook took me by surprise. Bullheads protecting and guarding their young. I never realized catfish guard young too. How common is this? Is it just bullhead who do that? (before this I just knew of sunfish guarding nests and young, and sticklebacks guarding nests, for freshwater nest protection in US native fish).
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Catfish Parental care?
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, Jul 08 2014 11:36 PM
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Posted 09 July 2014 - 01:09 AM
I don't have the answer to your question but just take a moment to realize the luck of seeing that sight..I guess its just being at the right place at the right time.
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Posted 09 July 2014 - 07:31 PM
I think bullhead parental guarding or herding like that is a known thing. There are others you are not counting...
- bowfin are aggressive defenders of their young, including multiple reports that I remember of them attacking human legs
- fantail darters are known to guard eggs I believe or is that a different species that has the egg mimics on the primary dorsal?
- Pimephales genus minnows guard egg deposition sites and young for a while
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 06:29 AM
What about sculpin? Although I can't say whether or not a male remains at a nesting site to attract a female and/or if he remains to guard eggs as well. But I have certainly seen plenty-a-sculpin hold their ground.....and return to a site.
Nick L.
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 07:33 AM
Yes, I believe sculpin guard the eggs.
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