Abstract
To clarify annual reproductive cycle of Korean dark sleeper, Odontobutis platycephala (Iwata et Jeon), we examined the seasonal changes of gonadosomatic index (GSI), the proportional frequency of oocyte development stages in the ovary and the changes of sex steroid hormone levels in blood from December 1995 to November 1997. In July and August, GSI was 0.35 to 0.72 and most oocytes in the ovary were chromatin-nucleolus stage and perinucleolar stage (proportional frequency: $87\%\~96\%$). In September, GSI was 1.20 $\pm$ 0.12, some oocytes in the ovary were yolk vesifle stage (proportional frequency: $22.8\%$) and vitellogenic stage which appeared very rarely(proportional frequency: $2.2\%$). GSI increased gradually from October and reached 4.59± 0.61 to December. During this period, oocytes of vitellogenic stage increased slightly (proportional frequency in December: $22.1\%$). In January, GSI was 4.32 $\pm$ 0.72 but the proportional frequency of oocytes in vitellogenic stage increased (proportional frequency: $51.2\%$). from February, GSI was increased sharply and reached to 10.51 $\pm$ 1.04 in March, the highest value throughout the year and the proportional frequency of oocytes in vitellogenic stage also reached the highest levels (proportional frequency: $60\%$). From April, GSI was gradually decreased and fell down to 1.11 $\pm$ 0.35 in June. During this period, the proportional frequency of mature oocytes was the highest in April (proportional frequency of mature oocyte stage: $40\%$ in April, $12\%$ May, $5\%$ June) throughout the year, and atretic ovarian follicles were appeared. The blood level of estradiol-17$\beta$ ($E_2$), which stimulates the hepatic synthesis and secretion of vitellogenin, was $0.84{\pm}0.20\;ng/m{\ell}$ in August, and thereafter was not changed until December. from January, it increased sharply and reached the highest level of $ 2.85{\pm}0.35\;ng/m{\ell}$ in March throughout the year, but fell to $0.14{\pm}0.02\;ng/m{\ell}$ in July(P<0.05), 17$\alpha$-hydroxprogesterone(17$\alpha$-OHP) was the peak $13.37{\pm}0.52ng/m{\ell}$ in March, but no significant changes in other period(below $3ng/m{\ell}$, P<0.05). 17$\alpha$, 20$\beta$-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one(17$\alpha$, 20$\beta$-P), which was known as the final maturation inducing hormone in teleost, was $0.74{\pm}0.09ng/m{\ell}$ in April and $0.54{\pm}0.07ng/m{\ell}$ in May, but no significant changes in other period (below $0.26\;ng/m{\ell}$, p<0.05). Taken together these results, the annual reproductive cycle of O. platycephala divided into 4 periods as follows: 1) ripe and spawning period from April to June, main spawning period was from April to May, 2) Resting period from July to August, 3) Growing period from September to December, 4) Maturing period from January to March. Moreover, It was showed that the changes of sex steroid hormone in blood played a important roles in the annual reproductive cycle of O. platycephala.
동사리, Odontobutis platycephala 암컷의 생식주기를 밝히고자 1995년 12월부터 1991년 11월까지 생식소 중량지수(gonadosomatic iadex GSI), 난소의 난소여포 발달 및 혈중 성스테로이드 호르몬 변화 양상을 조사하였다. GSI는 7월과 8힐에 0.35$\~$0.72였으며, 난소내 대부분의 난모세포들은 염색인기와 주변인기 단계였다(출현 빈도: $87\%\~96\%$). 9월의 GSI는 1.20$\pm$0.12였으며, 일부의 난황포기의 난모세포들과 난황형성기의 난모세포도 출현하였으나 극히 일부에 지나지 않았다(각각의 출현 빈도:$22.8\%,\;2.2\%$). 10월부터 GSI는 완만하게 증가하여 12월 4.59$\pm$0.61에 달하였으며 난황형성기 난모세포들이 약간 증가하였다(12월의 출현 빈도: $22.1\%$). 1월에는 GSI의 큰 변화는 없었으나 난황형성기 난모세포들은 12월보다 더 증가하였다(출현 빈도: $51.2\%$). 2월부터 GSI는 급격히 증가하여 3월에 10.51$\pm$1.04로 연중 가장 높았으며, 난소의 난황형성기 난모세포들도 연중 최고 수준에 이르렀다(3월의 출현 빈도. $60\%$). 4월부터 GSI는 감소하여 6월에는 1.11$\pm$0.35였으며 성숙기의 난모세포를 가진 난소여포들과 배란 후 퇴화되는 난소여포들이 나타났고, 이들의 출현 빈도는 4월에 가장 높았다(성숙기 난모세포출현 빈도: 4월 $40\%$, 5월 $12\%$, 6월 $5\%$). Estradiol-17$\beta$($E_2$)의 혈중 농도는 8월에 0.84$\pm$0.20$ng/m{\ell}$로 12월까지는 비슷한 수준에 머물렀으나 1월부터는 증가하여 3월에 2.85$\pm$0.35$ng/m{\ell}$로 연중 가장 높았으며, 4월부터는 감소하여 7월에 0.14$\pm$0.02$ng/m{\ell}$로 가장 낮았다(P<0.05). 17$\alpha$-hydroxprogesterone(17$\alpha$-OHP)의 혈중 농도는 3월에 13.37$\pm$0.52$ng/m{\ell}$로 높았을 뿐 다른 시기동안은 $3ng/m{\ell}$이하로 유의한 변화를 보이지는 않았다(P<0.05). 17$\alpha$, 20$\beta$-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one(17$\alpha$, 20$\beta$-P)의 혈중 농도는 4월에 0.74$\pm$0.09$ng/m{\ell}$로 최고 수준이었고 5월까지는 0.54$\pm$0.07$ng/m{\ell}$로 높은 농도를 유지했지만 그외의 시기에는 0.26ng/ml 이하로 연중 유의한 변화는 없었다(P<0.05). 이러한 결과를 종합하면, 동사리의 완숙 및 산란기는 4월$\~$6월로서 주산란기는 4월과 5월 사이이며, 7월$\~$8월은 휴지기, 9월$\~$12월은 성장기, 1월$\~$3월은 성숙기로 구분되는 생식주기를 보였으며, 이러한 변화는 성스테로이드 호르몬의 변화양상과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 생각된다.