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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2022.0927

Reproductive Characteristics of Pacific Anchovy Engraulis japonicus from the Southern Waters of Korea  

Moon, Seong Yong (South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Baeck, Gun Wook (Department of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Mi Hee (South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Kim, Heeyong (Coastal Water Fisheries Resources Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Jung, Kyung Mi (Coastal Water Fisheries Resources Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.55, no.6, 2022 , pp. 927-937 More about this Journal
Abstract
The reproductive characteristics of Pacific anchovy, Engraulis japonicus were investigated using samples randomly collected from the southern waters of Korea between January and December 2021. We analyzed monthly changes in maturity stages, gonadosomatic index (GSI), egg diameter, fecundity, and fork length (FL) at sexual groups maturity of 50%, 75% and 97.5%, and sex ratio (female:male). GSI value showed two peaks in May and August; however, microscopic analysis of E. japonicus gonad tissue revealed that the spawning period was from March to October. The main spawning seasons for the entire populations were from April to June and August to September. The overall sex ratio was female-biased (1 females, 0.89 male). The fecundity (F) of female anchovies ranged from 429 eggs at an FL of 8.0 cm to 13,824 eggs at an FL of 14.9 cm and the relationship between FL and F was 0.0788FL4.422. The FL at 50% group maturity was 8.26 cm for female anchovies. Based on the results, we suggest that the reproductive cycle in Pacific anchovies may be related to pulses in water temperature and the sexual cycle of the fish.
Keywords
Pacific anchovy; Reproductive characteristics; Spawning season; Size at maturity;
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