Desarrollo Gonadal Y Fases De Madurez Gonadal Del Pez Volador Cheilopogon Heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810) (Exocotidae, Beloniforme)

Abstract

In the south of Peru, from Pucusana (Lima) to Morro Sama (Tacna) there is collection of C. heterurus´s eggs during November and February. This directly impacts the sustainability of the species. The objective of this work was to describe the ovocitory and spermatogenic development and develop a maturity scale. We processed 442 samples from San Juan de Marcona (15° 21´ 55"S 75° 09´45"O) and Ilo (17° 41´ 42"S