ON MACROSCOPIC PECULIARITIES OF THE GONADS OF LETHRINUS BUNGUS (EURENB)

ON MACROSCOPIC PECULIARITIES OF THE GONADS OF

LETHRINUS BUNGUS (EURENB)

SAMIRA A. SALEM

Faculty. of Science, Cairo University.·

ABSTRACT
The yoLngeat _Ie or f_le la lIbaut 16 c.- In body length. All
_lea. longer then 22 ClI. ere .eauelly Mture end thla cue
prev.f1a only In f_l.. longer then 24 ClI.
·l…… h•• e long a.,..,l”I ._on. The .vere,. goned Indea I.
the hlghe.t In ….. (2.411) Ind ,My (2.541) for the f_le end for
the Mle In lley. (2.571) _ oIt.ne(2.7ZI). En Is pel-elc, with the
higher .ver.,. In oIt.ne (316 u) _ July (403 u). The I.rgeat eggs
…ured only lIbaut 450 u In dl_t….
The “olute fecundity veri.. f..- 212 thou..nda for 21.5 ClI
length to 552 thoua…. for 24.5 ClI I….th. A rel.tlon between
length or weight _ fecundity·…. c.lcul.ted. V.rl.tlon of goned
Il’ldeatooether wlthch….. In rel.tlve fecundity I. poatul.ted.
F I.I IUCh IIre.tly outlUltlered _I.. “‘Ich c_tltuted. on the
.ver only m within the fI… ….,1.. ea.lned.
V.rl.tlon In the nature of IpMInlng .Iong with the gonadal
IIIlrphol001 c.1 pecul.rletl” h.. been dl8CUlaed for four Ilthrlnlds
viz. lethrl……… l ……1__• l. _Iegetus end l. IIIIhs«w
frCllll the Red se•.