A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF BAGRUS DOCMAC (FORSK.) A SILUROID CATFISH IN THE NILE.

A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM OF BAGRUS DOCMAC (FORSK.) A SILUROID CATFISH
IN THE NILE.
SAID A. KAMEL
National Institute of oceano9raphy and Fisheries,
Fish Research station, Zamal~k, cairo.
ABSTRACT
Specimens of female Bagrus doaaac (35-71 em in total
length) were collected regularly for 12 months. Their
ovaries were studied histologically. Oogensis and the
histological appearance of the auxiliary tissues were
described. The seasonal variation of the auxiliarly tissue
and its relation to the condition of the ovary were studied.