Studies on Orithyia sinica (Linnaeus) in the Western Sea- II -Weight of ovary, number of eggs spawned and egg diameter-

서해산 범게 자원에 관한 연구-II -난소중량, 포난수 및 난경-

The present paper deals with seasonal variation of ovary weight, number of eggs spawned and carapace width (CW) of Orithyia sinica (Calappidae, Brachyura) based on the samples monthly collected from May to November 1981. Ovary weight of the prematured crabs (CW, 50 mm) was less than 0.5g. Biological minimum size of the female was approximately 55 mm in carapace width. Ovary weight was 0.01-0.5g in the premature stage, 3.0-15.9g in the virgin stage, and 0.2-1.5g in the ovigerous stage. Number of eggs spawned depended on the size of the females, and it ranged from $240{\times}10^2\;to\;1073{\times}10^2(mean\;ca.542{\times}10^2)$. The diameter of eggs spawned was in the range of 547-913 ${\mu}m(mean ca.712{\mu}m).$

1981년 5월부터 11월까지 군산에서 채집된 범게 1049개체를 재료로 난소중양, 포난수 및 난경을 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 난소중양은 미숙난군은 0.5g 이하, 성숙말포난군은 $3.0{\sim}15.9\;g$, 포난군은 $0.2{\sim}1.5\;g$였다. 포난수의 범위는 $240{\times}10^2{\sim}1073{\times}10^2$입, 평균포난수는 $542{\times}10^2$입이고 갑폭이 큰 개체는 많았다. 난경의 범위는 $543{\sim}913{\mu}m$, 평균난경은 $712{\mu}m$였다.