دراسة مراحل النضج الجنسي لسمكة الكوالي (Scomber japonicas)  بساحل مدينة طرابلس، شمال غرب ليبيا

Samira M. Sasi; Nagia M. Sasi; Aisha A. Alghafar Alghafar

doi:10.59743/jmset.v2i2.107

Authors

Samira M. Sasi Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Nagia M. Sasi Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, Libya
Aisha A. Alghafar Alghafar Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59743/jmset.v2i2.107

Keywords:

Maturity, Gonadosomatic index (GSI), Scomber japonicas, Tripoli coast

Abstract

his work was conducted on 128 specimens that were collected from the fish market in Tripoli from Jan 2013 to April 2013. 51 males and 77 females, its length ranged from 17.8 cm to 29.5 cm and its weights ranged between 50.2-243.6 g to study the monthly distribution of sexual maturity stages and Gonadosomatic index of the Scomber japonicas. The results showed that January is the reproductive month and the peak value of Gonado Stomatic Index was recorded in January for both males and females during the studying period.

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