Main Ref. | Hobday, A.J. and M.J. Tegner, 2000 |
Mode | dioecism |
Fertilization | external |
Spawning Frequency | one clear seasonal peak per year |
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). Also Refs. 105220, 105232. |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |