Fecundity of the squid Loligo vulgaris, Lamarck, 1798 (Myopsida, Loliginidae) off northwest Africa

Egg dimensions were 2.0-2.2 x 1.5-1.6 mm. Potential fecundity (all oocyte stock) of mature female L. vulgaris was estimated as 28,500-74,200 oocytes, including 3,500-30,500 yolk oocytes, 1,300-8,000 of those were ripe eggs in the oviduct. Relative fecundity was 114-251 (mean 211.3, SD=48.7), the ind...

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Main Author: V. Laptikhovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2000-09-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
egg
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/764