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Reproductive Strategies In A Population Of Gobiosoma Bosci (Osteichthyes: Gobiidae) With Slow And Fast Maturing Individuals, Candace H. Conn, David L. Bechler
Reproductive Strategies In A Population Of Gobiosoma Bosci (Osteichthyes: Gobiidae) With Slow And Fast Maturing Individuals, Candace H. Conn, David L. Bechler
Gulf and Caribbean Research
The reproductive biology of Gobiosoma bosci collected from November 1986 to October 1987 in the McFaddin Wildlife Refuge in southeast Texas was studied by using morphometric data. Males achieved greater weights per unit length than females, and longevity was about 12 to 13 months. GSI values and mean monthly ovum diameters indicated that the breeding season ran from April to September, with a major activity peak in May and a minor peak in September. Significant differences in male and female standard lengths (SL), ovum diameter, and egg number existed for sexually mature specimens between the first and second peaks of …