Main Ref. | Huchette, S.M.H., J.P. Soulard and R.W. Day, 2004 |
Mode | dioecism |
Fertilization | external |
Spawning Frequency | |
Batch Spawner | No |
Reproductive Guild |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into lecithotrophic larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults. Also Ref. 833. |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |