Histological Observations of Annual Reproductive Cycle and Tidal Spawning Rhythm in the Female Porcupine Fish Diodon holocanthus

Fisheries Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 715-720

  Fujita, Toshiaki ^a,c   Hamaura, Wataru ^b   Takemura, Akihiro ^a   Takano, Kazunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Kyokuyo Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diodon holocanthus; Ovary; Porcupine fish; Reproductive cycle; Tidal rhythm

Indexed keywords

DIODON HOLOCANTHUS; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; HOLOCANTHUS;

EID: 0010527296     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.63.715     Document Type: Article

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