Vitellogenesis, oocyte maturation pattern, spawning rhythm and spawning frequency in Otolithes ruber (Schneider, 1801) (Sciaenidae) in the Kuwaiti waters of the Arabian Gulf

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-248

  Dadzie, Stephen ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Kuwait; Multiple spawning; Otolithes ruber; Reproduction; Spawning frequency

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; FISH; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING; SPAWNING POPULATION;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF;

OTOLITHES RUBER; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 34447569290     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n2239     Document Type: Article

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