Observations on the spawning seasons of East African reef fishes
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- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Fish Biology
- Vol. 14 (4) , 329-342
Abstract
Between 1974–1977 the gonads of a number of commercial reef fishes were examined during a study of gear improvement and stock assessment along the East African Coastal waters. Different methods of fishing ranging from modern methods of trawling to local methods of traps were used. Twenty‐one families with a total of 73 species were examined. The spawning of these species occurred throughout the year with two peaks in January to March and September to November. The highest peak of breeding was in October, corresponding to the time of the South East Monsoons, and to the highest water temperature.Keywords
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