Reproduction de Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich) en lagune Aby (Côte d'Ivoire) | Reproduction of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich) in Aby lagoon (Côte d'Ivoire)
1991
N'Goran Ya, N.
Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich) is the most abundant clupeid in the Ivorian artisanal fisheries. It represents over 60% of lagoon catches. In Aby lagoon the size at first sexual maturity is situated at 9.6 cm for male and 9.9 cm for female. The reproduction takes place twice a year during the high salinity periods from February to May and July to August. This reproduction does not affect significantly the sex-ratio, the mean of which varies from 35% to 36%, depending the period. The fecondity is very fluctuating and varies from 11000 eggs to 148000 eggs per female.
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