Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=47559&GenusName=Lunarca&SpeciesName=ovalis&fc=1798&StockCode=29999
| Main Ref. |
Power, A.J., J. Nunez, M. Mitchell, R.L. Walker and L. Sturmer, 2004
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| Mode |
dioecism
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| Fertilization |
external
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| Spawning Frequency |
two seasonal peaks per year
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| Batch Spawner |
No |
| Reproductive Guild |
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| Description of life cycle and mating behavior |
Sexes are separate with low incidence of hermaphrodism (2.17%). Males dominant (m/f=2.68). Peak in gonadal pattern in late spring to early summer (45% ripe in May) and a minor peak in winter (21% ripe in December). Dribble spawning likely strategy to extend spawning period and increase reproductive success.
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