Atividade reprodutiva de Bairdiella ronchus (Cuvier) (Pisces, Sciaenidae) na Baía de Guaratuba, Paraná, Brasil
Bairdiella ronchus is one of the most common species of demersal ichthyofauna in Guaratuba Bay, south Brazil. However, this study reveals that is does not inhabits permanently the mangroove area. Individuals with more than 94mm total lenght leave mangroove area in late summer and early auntumn and returming in the spring. when they start ovarian veitellogenesis. During late spring and early summer, the oocytes are hydrated, and empty follicles can be found in the ovaries, indicating that this is the reproductive time for this species As other Sciaenidae. B. ronchus is a multiple spawner species.
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
1995
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81751995000400005 |
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