Reproduction of Menippe nodifrons
Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=25711&GenusName=Menippe&SpeciesName=nodifrons&fc=451&StockCode=2019
 
Main Ref. Oshiro, L.M.Y., 1999
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Spawning Frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Batch Spawner No
Reproductive Guild bearers
External brooders
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833).
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(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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