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Reproductive traits of the pompano, Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758), in the north-western Mediterranean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2015

Harold Villegas-Hernández ,
Marta Muñoz  and
Josep Lloret
Harold Villegas-Hernández*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
Marta Muñoz
Affiliation:
Faculty of Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
Josep Lloret
Affiliation:
Faculty of Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to:H. Villegas-Hernández, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 GironaSpain email: haroldoswaldo.villegas@udg.edu
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Abstract

This study describes for the first time the reproductive traits of the warm-water pompano, Trachinotus ovatus. Specimens were sampled from landings by artisanal fishing vessels in the NW Mediterranean. Monthly collections, from July 2010 through to September 2012, yielded 226 individuals (118 females and 108 males). The size at 50% maturity (L50) was estimated at 30.9 and 29.1 cm TL for females and males, respectively. Specific reproductive traits, such as oocyte size-frequency distributions, presence of recent post-ovulatory follicles along with oocytes in the final phases of gonadal development, and massive atresia in post-spawning individuals, indicated that pompanos are multiple batch spawners with asynchronous oocyte development and indeterminate fecundity. Monthly variations in the gonadosomatic index and in the phases of gonadal development indicated July and August as the spawning season. There were also noticeable inter-annual variations in spawning phenology, mean diameters of the oocytes, relative batch fecundity and eggs quality, all of which corresponded to changes in sea surface temperatures. This study enhances our understanding of the need for research into the reproduction of warm-water species, which are currently expanding into the increasingly warmer waters of the world's more northerly seas and oceans.

Keywords

Trachinotus ovatuspompanospawninggonadal developmentfecunditysea temperature
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 96 , Issue 5 , August 2016 , pp. 1053 - 1063
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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