Dictionary of Ichthyology |
nest = a structure created for housing eggs and sometimes young, usually involving some cleaning or grouping of materials such as gravel or weeds, e.g. in Gasterosteidae and many Cichlidae. |
Nest of Amia calva from Lydekker et al. "Reptiles, Amphibia, Fishes and Lower Chordata", 1912. Photograph by Brian W. Coad. |