Reproduction of Scarus ghobban
Document source: http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5548&GenusName=Scarus&SpeciesName=ghobban&fc=364&StockCode=5838
 
Main Ref. Allsop, D.J. and S.A. West, 2003
Mode protogyny
Fertilization external
Mating type monogamy:
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Ref.  
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild nonguarders
Parental Care none
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Sex change occurs at 29.0 cm TL and 7 years of age (Ref. 55367).
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