Biological observations on the common guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos from İskenderun Bay (Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean)
Biological observations on the common guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos from İskenderun Bay (Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean)
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伊斯肯德伦湾常见吉他鱼 Rhinobatos rhinobatos 的生物学观察(土耳其,东地中海)
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10.1163/157075609x437727
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2009
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N. Başusta
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作者:
Ş. Çek;M. Karalar;S. Demirhan;N. Başusta
Histological examination of the gonads showed that spermatogenesis occurs in every male R. rhinobatos collected in autumn and winter months of the year. Th e testis was composed of lobes having numerous spermatocysts in a dorsoventral zonated arrangement. Present results suggest that since R. rhinobatos have a cystic mode of spermatogenesis it can be used as a model for biomedical and toxicological studies. Eight stages of maturation for females and seven stages of maturation for males were identifi ed. Moreover, vitellogenic oocytes were consistently found in every female collected during the summer months. In vitellogenic oocytes, yolk is present as pleomorphic droplets and very often; small yolk droplets have a crystalline confi guration. Th ese data suggest that both sexes are reproductively active at diff erent times of the year. Both, the right ovary/testis and the left ovary/testis were functional. Ripe oocytes in the ovaries were usually symmetrically distributed. Th e population consisted of aplacental viviparous individuals with lecithotrophic embryo development. Although, sex ratios of R. rhinobatos were not signifi cantly diff erent from the expected 1:1 ratio (p>0.05), slightly female biased sex ration were recorded. © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009