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Ortega-García, S., A., Abad-Uribarren, U., Jakes-Cota & N., Vélez-Arellano (2019). Histological evidence of Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus, 1758) spawning in waters within the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology Research. 15(7): 444-450. DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2019.1662448.

Histological evidence of Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus, 1758) spawning in waters within the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

Sofía Ortega-García, Alberto Abad-Uribarren, Ulianov Jakes-Cota y Nurenskaya Vélez-Arellano

Ovaries of bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, from organisms measuring 247.62?±?3.54 cm fork length collected within the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico, were examined. The highest gonadosomatic index was recorded in April (1.6?±?0.28), coinciding with the presence of oocytes with a migratory nucleus (oocyte diameter 439?±?32.84 µm); fully developed gonads were also observed in two females and two males (ovaries or testes, respectively) caught in late April when sea surface waters exceeded 26 °C. The microscopic examination of the gonads sampled showed structures that evidenced spawning in females measuring 280 cm FL.

Palabras clave: Atlantic bluefin tuna; Reproduction; gonadosomatic index; histology

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