Reproduction of Scarus vetula
Document source: http://fishbase.de/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=1157&GenusName=Scarus&SpeciesName=vetula&fc=364&StockCode=1173
 
Main Ref. Robertson, D.R. and R.R. Warner, 1978
Mode protogyny
Fertilization external
Mating type polygyny
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation Yes.   Ref.  SCRFA, Science and Conservation of Fish Aggregations, 2018
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild nonguarders
open water/substratum egg scatterers
Parental Care none
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Forms permanent harem groups composed of a single male and several smaller females (Ref. 55367). A monandric species (Ref. 55367). Length at sex change = 25.2 cm TL (Ref. 55367).
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