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Reproductive period and histological analysis of the painted comber, Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Trogir Bay area (eastern mid-Adriatic)

A total of 798 individuals of the painted comber, Serranus scriba (LINNAEUS, 1758), were caught in the Trogir Bay area (eastern mid-Adriatic) from June 2001 to May 2002 and analysed. Total length ranged 7.1 to 20.0 cm (mean 11.0&plusmn ; ; 1.700 cm) ; body weight ranged 4.21-20.0 cm (mean 18.59&plusmn ; ; 10.248 g). Histological analysis of 242 specimens confirmed simultaneous hermaphroditisam. The annual variation of gonadosomatic index indicates that S. scriba spawns from May to August. Descriptions based on microscopic examinations of ovarian and testicular tissues are given.

Serranus scriba; simultaneous hermaphrodite; spawning season

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