The last stage in the life history of the European conger eel Conger conger: a transformation before death
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AbstractThe taxonomic, morphological and meristic features of a dark eel caught by commercial trawling off the Gulf of Patti, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, February 17, 2017, showed it to be a female Conger conger. Histological analysis of gonads demonstrated that the individual was in a post‐spawning phase. X‐ray radiographs showed widespread decalcification of skeleton and teeth loss, confirming a strong mobilisation of somatic energy reserves needed for reproductive development.
- Smithsonian Institution United States
- Smithsonian Institution Archives United States
- University of Messina Italy
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Italy
Calcification, Physiologic, Eels, Reproduction, Mediterranean Sea, Animals, Anguilliformes; Congridae; Mediterranean Sea; morphology; reproduction, Female
Calcification, Physiologic, Eels, Reproduction, Mediterranean Sea, Animals, Anguilliformes; Congridae; Mediterranean Sea; morphology; reproduction, Female
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