Main Ref. | Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. and M. Liu, 2008 |
Mode | protogyny |
Fertilization | external |
Mating type | |
Spawning frequency | |
Spawning aggregation | Ref. |
Batch spawner | Yes. Ref. Shanks, A.L. and G.L. Eckert, 2005 |
Reproductive guild |
nonguarders open water/substratum egg scatterers |
Parental Care | none |
Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Pelagic spawner (Ref. 56049). Protogyny (Ref. 32126) as proposed has been corrected by a more detailed study on several species which confirmed this species and all of the members of the genus to be gonochoristic (Ref. 103751). |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |