Going For Roe-mance?: Fish Courtship Ritual And Breeding
Have you ever wondered how fishes mate? Or how do they lay their eggs? If you’re a ‘Dory’ and ‘Finding Nemo’ fanatic, or just simply admiring that delicious fish you ate for lunch, it most probably crossed your mind ― how do fishes mate? Well, stick with us as we dive deep in a fin-tastic adventure! The art of courtship has been mainly observed in just about every organism around the world. And yes, even those we consume (commercially, of course), like fishes! Male fishes work their ways to find their mates and breed. However, unlike the 1 ‘food delivery’ and ‘dancing moves’ of the male birds, or the male snake’s ‘bumping of his chin on the back of a female’s (snake) head and crawling over her’, or the male and female whales’ ‘rolling around each other, and taking a deep dive into the ocean abyss’, fishes have their own ways of courtship ritual. Fishes, on the other hand, have varying ways depending on their specie. While it is most commonly observed as short and usually involve...