Reproduction of Chanos chanos
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=80&GenusName=Chanos&SpeciesName=chanos&fc=98&StockCode=95
 
Main Ref. Schuster, W.H., 1960
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Mating type polyandry
Spawning frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Yes.   Ref.  Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen, 1966
Reproductive guild nonguarders
open water/substratum egg scatterers
Parental Care none
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Spawns in clear shallow waters above a bottom of sand or coral and at a distance of not more than 30 km from the shore. Females spawn up to 5 million eggs which hatch in about 24 hr. The larvae seek out clear coastal and estuarine waters warmer than 23°C with 10-32 salinity and abundant phytoplankton. Spawning and fertilization take place at night.
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