Reproduction de la seiche Sepia officinalis Linné, 1758 (Mollusque, Cephalopode) du golfe de Tunis: étude morphologique et morphométrique.
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Author
Ezzeddine Najai, SoufiaDate
1984
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Reproduction of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis Linne, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopodea) in the Tunis gulf: morphological and morphometric studyAbstract
La seiche, Sepia officinalis est une espece a productions egales des sexes et se distingue par un dimorphisme sexuel tres net. La maturation sexuelle correspondante a 50% de la population est atteinte a la taille moyenne de 9 cm soit des la premiere annee de vie de l'animal. Prise par sexe, maturation du male est plus precoce que celle de la femelle a taille moyenne respective de 8 cm et 10 cm. Des differentes relations metriques etablies entre le corps de la seiche, les organes genitaux et les produits sexuels, il ressort que le developpement gonadique peut etre annonce par la croissance ponderale du tractus chez le male et des glandes annexes chez chez la femelle et justifie ainsi l'application des indices suivants: le rapport gonado-somatique (R.G.S.) et l'indice de maturition (M). La periode de pleine ponte s'etale chez la femelle du mois d'avril a juillet avec toutefois de retard sur celle du male. Les evolutions mensuelles des coefficients de condition relatif K et moyen Km sont synchrones mais sont opposees a celle du R.G.S.The cuttlefish Sepia officinalis is an equal sex proportion species and distinguishes itself by a very clear sexual dimorphism. Sexual maturation corresponding to 50% rate of the population is attained at 9cm of mean size; then from the animal first life year. Considered by sex, the male sexual maturation is more precocious than that of female respectively at 8cm and 10cm of mean size. From different metrical relationships established between cuttlefish body, reproductive organs and sexual products, it appears that gonadic development may be forecasted in male by tractus growth and in female by appendage glands growth and otherwise, justifies the applying of index based in these parameters: gonado-somatic ratio (G.S.R.) and maturation index (M). The female full egg-laying season spreads from april to july with, however, one month later on that of male. The monthly evolution of relative condition index K and mean condition index Km are synchronous but are opposed to G.S.R. ratio
Journal
Bulletin de l'Institut National Scientifique et Technique d'Océanographie et de PêcheVolume
11Page Range
pp. 71-118Collections