jawfish
Oral egg incubator
A jawfish is a small tropical marine fish known for building burrows in sandy or rubble bottoms and hovering vertically above them.
Males are mouthbrooders—they incubate eggs in their mouths until hatching.
Jawfish are popular in saltwater aquariums for their burrowing behavior and tendency to peek out from their holes.
Reproductive cells in shells
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- paternalOf or from father
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- fryCook in hot fat
larvae · protection · hatching · nurturing · offspring · reproduction · carrying · aeration
Animal's dug dwelling
- sandFine rock particles
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- excavationAct of unearthing
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
den · shelter · sediment · seabed · hole · retreat · digging · cavity
Marine skeletal formation
- marineRelating to the sea
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
aquarium · underwater · biodiversity · ecosystem · lagoon · substrate · sandy · rubble
Full of varied hues
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- pearlyResembling mother-of-shell
- spottedSeen or patterned
banded · yellowhead · dusky · mottled · elongated · striking · ornate · patterned
Large storage vessel
- captiveOne held by force
- feedingGiving food to
- husbandryFarm management practice
- brackishMildly salty water
filtration · sandbed · lid · jumper · escape · acclimation · compatible · peaceful
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- paternalOf or from father
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
fry · larvae · protection · hatching · nurturing · offspring · reproduction · carrying · aeration · fasting
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
- sandFine rock particles
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- excavationAct of unearthing
tunnel · den · shelter · sediment · seabed · hole · retreat · digging · cavity · mouthful
coral
Marine skeletal formation
tropical · aquarium · underwater · biodiversity · ecosystem · lagoon · substrate · sandy · rubble · watchful
colorful
Full of varied hues
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- pearlyResembling mother-of-shell
spotted · banded · yellowhead · dusky · mottled · elongated · striking · ornate · patterned
tank
Large storage vessel
brackish · filtration · sandbed · lid · jumper · escape · acclimation · compatible · peaceful · shy
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- reef lifeanemone, sea anemone, anemones, brain coral, fire coral
- Caribbean fishbarracuda, grouper, snapper, parrotfish, angelfish
- reef fishclownfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, damselfish, tang
- bottom fishflounder, halibut, sole, plaice, turbot
- mouthbrooders