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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/kfas.2007.40.4.248

Maturation and Spawning of Female Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) in the Coastal Waters off Busan  

Baeck, Gun-Wook (Faculty of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Jae-Won (Department of Marine Bio-resource, Gangwon Provincial Collage)
Huh, Sung-Hoi (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University)
Park, Joo-Myun (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.40, no.4, 2007 , pp. 248-253 More about this Journal
Abstract
We studied the maturation and spawning of female Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) based on 445 specimens collected monthly from January to December 2004 in the coastal waters off Busan. The fork length (FL) of S. niphonius ranged from 26.1 to 105.4 cm, the gonadosomatic index (GSI) of the females was highest in May 2004, and the spawning season take place from April to July. A significant difference was detected in the sex ratio between females and males ($X^2$ test, p<0.01). The percentage of sexually mature females exceeded 50% in the 50-60 cm (FL) size group and reached 100% in the over 70 cm (FL) size group. Fecundity (F) varied between 201,156 and 836,426 egg per female. The relationship between F and FL of the fish was expressed as $F=5.8756FL^{3.8465}$. The relationship F and body weight (BW) was expressed as F=581.421 n (BW)-4108.5. The first spawning length was 41.8 cm (FL.)
Keywords
Spanish mackerel; Scomberomorus niphonius; Maturation; Spawning; Coastal waters; Busan;
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