Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.se/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=23189&GenusName=Bathynomus&SpeciesName=giganteus&fc=521&StockCode=45265
| Main Ref. |
Barradas-Ortiz, C., P. Briones-Fourzán and E. Lozano-Álvarez, 2003
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| Mode |
true hermaphroditism
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| Fertilization |
in brood pouch or similar structure
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| Spawning Frequency |
throughout the year, but peaking once
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| Batch Spawner |
No |
| Reproductive Guild |
nonguarders
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| Description of life cycle and mating behavior |
Oviposition in females preceded by parturial molt; functional form of oostegites obtained; females can grow between 1-3 cm BL in first parturial molt; 1 or more pre-parturial molts between the onset of ovarian maturity and first parturial molt.
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Scirus
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