Main Ref. | Boolootian, R.A., A. Farmanfarmaian and A.C. Giese, 1962 |
Mode | dioecism |
Fertilization | |
Spawning Frequency | no obvious seasonal peak |
Batch Spawner | No |
Reproductive Guild |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults (Ref. 833). |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |