Período reproductor y madurez sexual de la sardina Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) en aguas de Gran Canaria (islas Canarias)
The present paper discusses the reproductive period and sexual maturity of a sample of sardine Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) (N = 831) caught off the south-west coast of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) from January 1995 to May 1996. The size range of the fish was 4.9-23.2 cm total length, and wei...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2001 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/319963 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/319963 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Medio Marino Sardina Sardina pilchardus Proporción de sexos periodo reproductor madurez sexual Gran Canaria islas Canarias |
| Resumo: | The present paper discusses the reproductive period and sexual maturity of a sample of sardine Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) (N = 831) caught off the south-west coast of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) from January 1995 to May 1996. The size range of the fish was 4.9-23.2 cm total length, and weight ranged from 0.8 to 101.5 g. Regarding sex ratio, there was no significant difference in the number of males and females. The reproductive period extended from November to March, with most gonadal activity in January-February. Mean total lengths at 50 % and 95 % of maturity were 15.0 cm and 17.8 cm, respectively, for males, and 15.2 cm and 18.4 cm for females. |
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