Main Ref: | Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993 | |||||||||||
Data Ref.: | Stequert, B. and F. Marsac, 1989 | |||||||||||
Country: | Australia | |||||||||||
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Locality: | Northwestern Coral Sea | |||||||||||
Season: |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | |||||||||
Sex ratio: | % Ref.: | |||||||||||
Temperature: | - °C | |||||||||||
Gestation period: | month/s | |||||||||||
Length of offspring: | cm | |||||||||||
Batch spawners | ||||||||||||
Daily spawning frequency |
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Comments: | Bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna aggregate and spawn over periods of the full moon during the summer months (Ref. 6390). Aggregations are associated with frontal regions where sea surface temperatures are 25-26°C (Ref. 168, 30314). |