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The reproductive biology of the crystal goby with a comparison to that of the transparent goby

✍ Scribed by V. Caputo; M. L. Mesa; G. Candi; P. N. Cerioni

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
994 KB
Volume
62
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-1112

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✦ Synopsis

A histological analysis of the gonad of the pelagic crystal goby Crystallogobius linearis, from the coastal central area of the Adriatic Sea, showed it to be a truly semelparous species; after the first spawning the mature gonads of both males and females appeared to have lost the capability for further spawning. Mature females had very low fecundity (200–700 mature oocytes) and small egg size (0Β·2–0Β·55 mm) similarly to other progenetic species. This reproductive strategy is compared with that of Aphia minuta, and a possible cause for the post‐reproductive mortality of the two gobies is suggested and discussed.

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