著者

福井 謙太郎 藤井 亮吏 田原 大輔 早川 洋一 古屋 康則

出版者

The Ichthyological Society of Japan

雑誌

魚類学雑誌 (ISSN:00215090)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.54, no.2, pp.173-186, 2007-11-26 (Released:2011-12-02)

参考文献数

39

被引用文献数

1

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Gonadal development and serum profiles of sex steroids in reproductive KAJIKA, Cottus sp.SE (small egg type), were monitored over a 12-month period. The female reproductive cycle was divided into the following 5 periods based on oocyte development: recovery period (May to August), cortical alveoli formation period (September), vitellogenic period (October to December), reproductive period (January and February) and spent period (March and April). Based on ovarian histological observations, females may spawn 2 or 3 times in one reproductive period. Serum levels of estradiol-17β increased during the vitellogenic period, indicating regulation of the vitellogenetic progress. Serum 17, 20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one in females exhibited high levels only during the reproductive period, suggesting a role in inducing final oocyte maturation. The male reproductive cycle was divided into the following 5 periods based on testicular histological observations: resting period (June to August), spermatogonial proliferation period (September), spermatogenic period (October and November), reproductive period (December to February) and spent period (March to May). Parasperm formation, which is known in some cottidae species, was noted, occurring in the sperm ducts during the spermatogenic period, but only in the main testicular lobes during the reproductive period. Serum 11-ketotestosterone levels in males increase of continually during the spermatogenic period, suggesting a role regulation of spermatogenesis in this species.