Editing Mouthbrooder (section)

{{Short description|Animal that cares for its offspring by holding them its mouth}}
[[Image:Cyphotilapia frontosa mouthbrooding.jpg|thumb|right|190px|A female ''[[Cyphotilapia frontosa]]'' mouthbrooding [[juvenile fish|fry]] which can be seen looking out from her mouth]]
'''Mouthbrooding''', also known as '''oral incubation''' and '''buccal incubation''', is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in the mouth of the parent for extended periods of time. Although mouthbrooding is performed by a variety of different animals, such as the [[Darwin's frog]], fish are by far the most diverse mouthbrooders. Mouthbrooding has evolved independently in several different families of fish.<ref>Helfman, G., Collette, B, Facey, D.: The Diversity of Fishes, Blackwell Publishing, 1997. {{ISBN|0-86542-256-7}}</ref>