Male jawfish hatched up to 400 eggs in the mouth

If you are a mother who is pregnant or complains because she has to carry a baby in her belly, give sympathy to the male jawfish . This fish just over 15 cm long must nourish about 400 eggs in . mouth.

>>>Close-up of male fish fasting, hatching eggs by mouth

Not only that, male jawfish also have to force themselves to open their mouths continuously, so that the eggs can reach oxygen-rich water.

The fish jawfish have a strange way of reproducing. Females lay hundreds of eggs in the male's mouth, then the male will nourish and incubate the eggs.

Male jawfish hatch eggs in their mouths.(Photo: Daily Mail)

Male fish also have no chance to feed, because it must remain in the cave to ensure the safety of the eggs. It can only eat plankton floating around.

A close look at this strange behavior of jawfish has been recorded by the Turkish photographer in the shallow waters of the Philippines, near Coron Island. The photographer and conservationist Zafer Kizilkaya said he had caught a fish during a diving trip and had never seen such a big jawfish.

"At first it was pretty shy, I could only see a part of its head coming out of the cave. I and a friend had been there for about two hours, he felt relieved and got out of the cave" , 45-year-old photographer from Foca, western Turkey shared.

He also added: "We felt very excited when we saw the fish let the water circulate in the mouth, providing oxygen to the eggs. I took this picture as it opened its mouth and prepared to turn the eggs. The eggs will hatch at sunset, and then the larvae will be released and drifted along the water. "

"In these pictures there are about 300-400 eggs ready to hatch. I checked around and discovered this strange fish, there are also 4 more, but none of them are brooding, and no one is as big as this fish. "