Main Ref. | Balon, E.K., 1990 |
Mode | true hermaphroditism |
Fertilization | other |
Mating type | |
Spawning frequency | no obvious seasonal peak |
Spawning aggregation | Ref. |
Batch spawner | Ref. Edenbrow, M. and D.P. Croft, 2011 |
Reproductive guild |
nonguarders open water/substratum egg scatterers |
Parental Care | none |
Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Eggs are sometimes fertilized internally by accident via close apposition of gonopores in otherwise oviparous fishes (Ref. 7471). Regarded as a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite (Ref. 6028, 245, 35237). Eggs are 1.6 mm in diameter. Sexes can be distinguished after 8 weeks (Ref. 35237). Also Ref. 103751. |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |