Reproductive Cycle of the Edible Oyster <i>Crassostrea belcheri</i> in the Myeik Coastal Area of Southern Myanmar
Khin-May-Chit-Maung,
Masaya TOYOKAWA,
Hajime SAITO
et al.
Abstract:This study investigated the reproductive cycle of the edible oyster, Crassostrea belcheri, harvested originally from creeks near Pedaing village in the southern part of Myanmar in September 2017-October 2018 through histological analysis. Five maturity stages were detected in the C. belcheri gonads: indifferent, developing, mature, spawning, and spent. The overall sex ratio of males to females of 1:0.98 showed no statistically significant difference from the expected sex ratio of 1:1 in any month. Hermaphrodit… Show more
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