An instance of ovarian calcification in the seabass, Lates calcarifer (Bloch)


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Authors

  • Kuldeep K Lal Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin—682 014, India
  • Ajay K Pandey Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin—682 014, India

Abstract

While studying the seasonal changes in the gonads of the female Lates
calcarifer collected from Tambarparani estuary, Korampallan creek along the
Tuticorin coast (Gulf of Mannar), out of 311 fish samples examined, one
specimen weighing 8.50 kg and total length 925 mm, exhibited partial ovarian
calcification. Histological examination of the calcified portion of ovary (after
partial decalcification) revealed thickening of the ovigerous lamellae and
deposition of calcium in their lumina which were devoid of oocytes whereas
the non-clacified part of ovary possessed ova at chromatin nucleus and
perinucleolar stage.

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Author Biographies

  • Kuldeep K Lal, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin—682 014, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin—682 014, India
  • Ajay K Pandey, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin—682 014, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin—682 014, India

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Vol. 46 No. 1 (1999)

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How to Cite

Lal, K. K., & Pandey, A. K. (2011). An instance of ovarian calcification in the seabass, Lates calcarifer (Bloch). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 46(1), 91-93. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8676