Reproductive biology of the dolphin fish Coryphaena hippurus on the east coast of Taiwan
2001
Wu, C.C. (Taiwan Fisheries Research Inst., Keelung) | Su, W.C. | Kawasaki, T.
The dolphin fish, Corphaena hippurus Linnaeus, is one of the most important migratory fishes on the east coast of Taiwan. Present results are based on an investigation of 1439 specimens caught using long-line and driftnet, and set net collected monthly between September 1996 and September 1997. The sex ratio of female to male and female combined was 65%, demonstrating a female predominance. Oocytes became mature and transparent when they attained 1.0mm in diameter. The total number of oocytes per ovary was estimated to range from 2.78*10E5 to 23.48*10E5, but batch fecundity was noticeably lower than the total number of ovarian eggs, ranging 5.3-32.7% (average 30.1%), and the relative fecundity ranging 10-344/g bodyweight (mean 111/g bodyweight). Minimum body size at sexual maturity was estimated to be 51cm for both sexes. Dolphin fish spawned throughout the year with reproductive activity peaking in February to March. It is suggested that the dolphin fish has an extended spawning season, during which it lays eggs almost continuously.
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