Temporal Dynamics of Reproduction in Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Osteichthyes: Hemiramphidae)

Figure 4

Histological aspects of oocyte development stages of H. brasiliensis: (a) perinucleolus stage or reserve stock (rs) and early yolk vesicle (eyv); (b) lipid vitellogenesis (lv) and rs; (c) lv (d) lipid and protein vitellogenesis (lpv); (e) oocytes with complete vitellogenesis (cl); (f) oocytes in hydration (ho) and post-ovulatory follicle (pof) (scale bar = 50 μm).

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