The reproductive cycle of the anchovy of the Buenos Aires platform (Pisces, Fam. Engraulidae, Engraulis anchoita)
Keywords:
Pisces, Engraulidae, Engraulis anchoita, reproductive cycle, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAbstract
The reproductive cycle of the anchovy of the Buenos Aires platform (Pisces, Fam. Engraulidae, Engraulis anchoita)?
The study was carried out by means of the histological analysis of the female?s gonads. Fecundity was determined. This information was completed with the corresponding data, obtained from the sampling performed from 1969 to 1975: total length and total gonads weight, sex ratio and sexual maturity stages.