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Animalia >Chordata >Osteichthyes >Perciformes >Centrarchidae >Lepomis >

The video picture shows courtship and spawning in the bluegill sunfish, whose effects have been of great ecological concern in many places including the Lake Biwa. A territorial male courts and leads a passing female into the nest. The female tilts its body, swims in a circle, and deposits eggs in the nest. While the female is laying eggs, the male is chasing away other bluegill sunfish. (translated by Asoh)

(Data No.momo040130lm01b)

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