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Structure on the Ventral Process and the Ovipositor of a Korean Oily Bitterling, Acheilognathus koreensis (Pisces, Cyprinidae), in Relation to Spawning Season  

Park, Jong-Young (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University and Institute for Biodiversity Research, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Ik-Soo (Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University and Institute for Biodiversity Research, Chonbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.18, no.1, 2006 , pp. 27-35 More about this Journal
Abstract
During spawning season of female in a Korean oily bitterling, Acheilognathus koreensis, the ventral region near the base of the pectoral fin becomes to be protruded outward of body and enlarged. This ventral process consists of both organs as rectum (vent) and inner ovipositor. The rectum consists of mucosa, lamina propria-submucosa, muscularis, and squamous epithelial layer (peritoneum=serosa) surrounding them. The mucosa contains numerous mucous cells meaning acid mucopolysaccharides in nature. The inner ovipositor is similar to that of the rectum, but the mucosa have no mucous cell, unlike that of the rectum. Whereas, the outer ovipositor has a straight and long tube which are not connected with the ventral process any more. The outer ovipositor was similar to the structure of the inner ovipositor in the ventral process. However, the outer ovipositor has no muscularis, and consists of three layers: mucosa, lamina propria-submucoa, and squamous epithelia. The outer ovipositor without the muscularis seems serves as a tube that eggs discharged from the outer ovipositor allow to send inside mussel, unlike that of the inner ovipositor performing rhythmic contractions of the layers of the muscularies for propelling to the matured oocytes to the outer ovipositor.
Keywords
Bittering; Acheilognathus; ventral process; ovipositor; rectum;
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