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Physiological effects of the lunar cycle on the spawning of a coral reef fish, Abudefduf Vaigiensis: in vivo and in vitro trait

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the lunar cycle effects of the spawning of Audefduf vaigiensis through in vivo and in vitro analysis. For this purpose, the indices of GSI, serum levels of sex steroids, including testosterone (T), 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (OHP), 17α, 20β-dihydroxyprogesterone (DHP), and 11-keto-testosterone (11-KT) as well as the germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) were measured. The sampling pattern was weekly, based on the moon cycles as the new moon (NM), the first quarter (FQ), the full moon (FM), and the last quarter (LQ). In females, the highest in vivo values of the GSI index were obtained in FQ and LQ, and in males, this value was significantly higher in LQ than NM. The highest in vivo level of OHP in females was observed in FQ, whereas in males was obtained in FM. In both sexes, the in vivo serum levels of DHP were obtained in LQ. In males, the level of 11-KT were at the peak in NM. In vitro analysis showed the highest rate of GVBD in LQ. Moreover, the in vitro levels of T, OHP, and DHP were significantly higher in LQ compare to NM in both sexes. However, in males, the in vitro levels of 11-KT was significantly higher in NM than LQ. These cyclical changes obtained from in vivo plasma steroid hormones and in vitro data on GVBD suggested that lunar periodicity is a major external regulator that synchronized ovarian and testicular activity of A. vaigiensis with emphasis on spawning phenomenon.

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We are grateful to the editor and anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments, which greatly improved the manuscript. The authors are thankful to the University of Hormozgan for providing us with laboratory facilities. We are grateful to Alireza Razi for his assistance in the field. This work was performed according to the Iranian Society for the Animal Welfare.

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  2. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, 31585-4314, Karaj, Iran

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Golmoradizadeh, A., Noori, A. & Amiri, B.M. Physiological effects of the lunar cycle on the spawning of a coral reef fish, Abudefduf Vaigiensis: in vivo and in vitro trait. Coral Reefs 40, 1757–1767 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02183-x

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