First reference on reproductive biology of Butis koilomatodon in Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The key to fishery management is knowing the appropriate reproductive strategies of the targeted fish. For most gobiid species, the iteroparous pattern is dominant compared to semelparity. Albeit Butis koilomatodon plays an important role in the Mekong Delta's food supply, its reproductive biological data have not been known. Hence, this study was conducted to provide new fundamental knowledge of reproductive traits of Butis koilomatodon in the Mekong Delta.

Results

A total of 1314 individuals (903 males and 411 females) were monthly collected by bottom gill nets from July 2019 to June 2020 at six sampling sites along estuarial and coastal regions, from Tra Vinh to Ca Mau provinces, southern of Vietnam. pH and salinity of these six sampling sites are 7.72-7.93 pH

SUBMITTER: Dinh QM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10127007 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature