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Plasma sex steroids and gonadosomatic index variations during ovarian development of female wild yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus)

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The yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus) has a good potential for mariculture in Iran, so studies on various aspects of its culture has been carried out. In this study, the characteristic of reproduction in this species was investigated. The involvement of steroid hormones in the development of gonads was assayed by sampling blood and gonad tissue in 85 females of A. latus in fish caught from the Musa Creek, north-west Persian Gulf from October 2010 to May 2011. Gonadosomatic index (GSI) and hepatosomatic index (HSI) were recorded. Developmental stages were associated with changes in sex steroids, GSI and HSI. GSI and HSI began to increase in November (immature stage) and reached the highest value in March (ripe stage), decreasing sharply in April (spent stage). Plasma values of 17β-estradiol (E2) levels reached their highest levels in spawning females in March and then decreased in April. Progesterone levels were low through ovarian development, reached a maximum simultaneously with testosterone in February (mature stage) and then decreased in March (ripe stage). The seasonal changes observed in plasma steroid levels and GSI reflected the pattern of oocyte development and the spawning behavior of yellowfin seabream and were typical of the patterns described in most multiple spawners studied to date.

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    Shabnam Karimi, Preeta Kochanian & Amir Parviz Salati

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Karimi, S., Kochanian, P., Salati, A.P. et al. Plasma sex steroids and gonadosomatic index variations during ovarian development of female wild yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus). Ichthyol Res 61, 68–75 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-013-0378-3

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