Adhesive Membrane of Oocyte in Korean Cobitid Species (Pisces, Cobitidae)

한국산 기름종개속 어류의 난모세포의 부착막

Through the histolosical observation of ovary in the nine species of the genus Cobitis, we found that specific adhesive membranes were attached to the outer zone radials during the vitellosenesis. These adhesive membranes could be classified into four forms as follows: 1) granular form of Colitis lutheri, C. striate, and C. sinensis, 2) villous form of C. longicorpus, C. konensis koreensis, C. k. pumilus, and C. granoei, 3) saw-like form of C. rotundicaudata, and 4) filamentous form of C. chou. The various forms of adhesive membrane of egg in the cobitid fishes are showed a species specificitv with reference to their habitats and spawning property.