Monthly data of length composition for Spangled emperor, Lethrinus nebulosus (Lethrinidae), landed between September 2007 to August 2008 along the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea were used to estimate the weight-length relationship, maturity stage, maturity length and spawning season of the stock. Macroscopically, L. nebulosus ovaries consisted of two cylindrical gonads of approximate equal size. The monthly calculated mean values of gonadosomatic index (GSI) of females were indicate to increase from february, reach the highest in march and decline in june. The peak spawning season of L. nebulosus occurred in march. More than 50% of Spangled emperors were mature at the size of 31 cm. Transitional L. nebulosus gonads were characterized by the concurrent degeneration of all oocytes and the proliferation of spermatocysts near the edge of the lamellae, an increase in blood vessels along strands of stromal tissue within the lamellae and the formation of multiple sperm sinuses. The weight-length relationship was estimated with a= 0.051 and b= 2.722, indicates that Spangled Emperor has alometric growth.
This study aims to investigate the reproductive cycle of striped piggy (Pomadasys stridens) along the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf (Bushehr Province, Iran) from October 2014 to September 2015. A total of 276 specimens were collected on a monthly basis and their length, weight, sex, gonad weight, and maturity status were recorded. The mean monthly values of GSI indicated that the main spawning period occurs during December to June. Based on ovarian histology and macroscopic analysis of gonads five stage of maturity development were identified. The result of present study demonstrated that, similar to several other tropical species with a distinct annual reproductive cycle, P. stridens characterized by prolong spawning season and females are the predominant sex in the population. The percentage frequency of different developmental oocyte stages within oocyte cluster verifies that the P. stridens is a batch spawner with asynchronous oocyte development.
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