A total of 538 female specimens of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil, were collected from the Persian Gulf, Bushehr Province, from February 2007 to February 2008. Mean absolute and relative fecundity was calculated as 263162±31046 and 273±27, respectively. The minimum and maximum ova diameter was 6µ (stage 1) and 875µ (stage 5) with a mean±SD of 318±62 µ. The curvilinear relationship between the fecundity and total weight of the fish was F=2657.8 W 0.6617.
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Biology, Lizardfish, Persian Gulf, reproduction, Synodontidae
