Table 3 Maturity stages of H. marsupialis ovigerous females from Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt
Month | Stages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II | III | IV | V | Diameter of oocytes (μm) | |
January | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20–49 | |
February | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10–45 | |
March | 6 | 1 | 4 | 35–50 | ||
April | 4 | 4 | 3 | 31–50 | ||
May | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30–49 |
June | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30–47 | |
July | Area was not visited | |||||
August | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21–45 |
September | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32–50 |
October | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23–50 | ||
November | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22–48 | ||
December | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31–45 | |