Reproductive biology of the smoothback angel shark, Squatina oculata (Elasmobranchii: Squatinidae), from the coast of Senegal (eastern tropical Atlantic)
Capapé, C.; Seck, A.A.; Gueye-Ndiaye, A.; Diatta, Y.; Diop, M. (2002). Reproductive biology of the smoothback angel shark, Squatina oculata (Elasmobranchii: Squatinidae), from the coast of Senegal (eastern tropical Atlantic). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 82(4): 635-640. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315402005994
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, meer
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Reproductive cycle
Senegal
Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840 [WoRMS]
Senegal [Marine Regions]
Marien/Kust |
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- Capapé, C.
- Seck, A.A.
- Gueye-Ndiaye, A.
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| Abstract |
Two species of genus Squatina were recorded off the coast of Senegal and Squatina oculata is the most commonly caught in the area. Adult males and females studied were over 820 and 890 mm total length (TL) respectively, with the largest male and the largest female recorded being 1450 mm and 1570 mm and weighed 37 kg and 39 kg respectively. The females were significantly heavier than the males. Size at birth was between 226 and 266 mm and weight at birth between 129 and 159 g. Weight of ripe oocytes ranged from 87.65 to 117.60 g (mean SD 101.73± 8.65). Gestation lasts one year minimum. Squatina oculata is a lecithotrophic species. Counts of ripe oocytes, eggs, embryos and fully developed foetuses showed that ovarian fecundity is significantly higher than uterine fecundity. The former ranged from 8 to 20 (mean SD 12.04±5.80), the latter from 3 to 8 (mean SD 6.22±3.41). There is no relationship between size and the categories of fecundity. Adult males and females were more common than the other categories of specimens landed. Among adults, females were more numerous than males, mainly gravid specimens. |
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