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Reproductive Biology of Round Herring Etrumeus teres (Dekay, 1842) from the Egyptian Mediterranean Water at Alexandria

Table 1

Monthly distribution of maturity stages of E. teres collected from the Egyptian Mediterranean water of Alexandria during the period from January to December 2008.
MonthMale maturity stagesFemale maturity stages
No.IIIIIIVVVINo.IIIIIIVVVI
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January2623.133.836.66.505414.813744.43.70
February21028.647.623.8053026.464.29.430
March200505003402.9461.835.30
April700010900310025.874.20
MayClosed month
June180022.227.8503505.710094.3
July10030201040633.1753.170093.7
August560000405825.8600074.1
September41000000211000000
October810000002185.7114.3000
November2777.822.20004669.5721.78.700
December2823.828.644.33.5702123.738.128.89.520