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Fecundity of Sardinops sagax
Main Ref: Matarese, A.C., A.W. Kendall, D.M. Blood and M.V. Vinter, 1989
Country: USA
Locality: Point Conception to San Diego, California
Ecosystem:
Absolute Fecundity Fecundity Type: 
  min   30,000 (g) (cm)   Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
  max   65,000 (g) (cm)  
  mean     (g) (cm)  
Comments on Fecundity:
Relative Fecundity
Min: Ref.:
Mean: Ref.:
Max: Ref.:
Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
  Size: (cm)  
  n:
  a: 95% confidence limit:  
  b: 95% confidence limit:  
  r2:  
Spawning Cycles: (1/y)   Ref: ,
Comments: No evidence of spawning occurred below 12.8 C (Ref. 6885). Spawning takes place mainly during the first part of the night, and most of the eggs remain on the surface (upper 50 m) (Ref. 6885). Large individuals may produce about 200,000 eggs during a season (Ref. 6885).
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