Study of Morphometric gonads maturity stages and determination reproductive period for Saddled bream (Oblada melanura L.) in the coastal waters of Tartous


Abstract in English

This study has been carried out on Saddled bream , from the family of Sparidae, which was caught from the coastal waters of Tartous province. The results showed that, Saddled bream reached at the fifth stage of sexual maturity during April and May for males and females, and the study of the sexual maturity index GSI confirmed these results.

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