Fecundidade e tipo de desova do tamuatá, Hoplosternum littorale Hancock (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes) no Rio Curiaú, Macapá, Amapá

During June 1999 to June 2000 one hundred and forty seven females of Hoplosternum littorale Hancock, 1828 were collected from the Curiaú River, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. The objective of this study was to determine the fecundity and the type of spawning of H. littorale. Analysis of the percentage distribution of the oocyte diameter softh e females, in five different stages of gonadal development, showed that this species is a total spawner. There were two different size graups of oocytes with synchranic development. The total fecundity varied from 9, 144 to 31, 698 mature oocytes.The fecundity, when related to total length and weight, showed that it increases with the enhance in total length and weight.

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Main Authors: Sá-Oliveira,Júlio César, Chellappa,Sathyabama
Format: Digital revista
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2002
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752002000400009
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