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Histological description of the gonads of the traíra Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch) (Osteichthyes, Erythrinidae) from the Gramame River Reservoir, Alhandra, Paraíba, Brazil

The reproductive cycle of Hoplias malabaricus Bloch, 1794, was studied through histological preparations, based on 102 specimens collected in the Gramame reservoir, Paraiba State, from August 1993 to July 1994. Seven developmental stages were identified for the feminine gametes and five for the masculine gametes.

Hoplias malabaricus; Gramame reservoir; histology; gonads


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