Document source: http://fishbase.de/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=458&GenusName=Tautoga&SpeciesName=onitis&fc=362&StockCode=472
| Main Ref. |
Hostetter, E.B. and T.A. Munroe, 1993
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| Mode |
dioecism
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| Fertilization |
external
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| Mating type |
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| Spawning frequency |
one clear seasonal peak per year
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| Spawning aggregation |
Ref. |
| Batch spawner |
Ref. |
| Reproductive guild |
nonguarders
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| Parental Care |
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| Description of life cycle and mating behavior |
Spawns in groups or in pairs. Pairing occurs between females and size-dominant males exhibiting strong territoriality and performing a protracted courtship (Ref. 6488). Gonochorism is confirmed for this species (Ref. 103751).
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| Search for more references on reproduction |
Scirus
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