Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=47669&GenusName=Brachidontes&SpeciesName=exustus&fc=1813&StockCode=11427
| Main Ref. |
Barber, B.J., J.S. Fajans, S.M. Baker and P. Baker, 2005
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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 |
Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
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| Search for more references on reproduction |
Scirus
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