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Fecundity of Hippocampus erectus
Main Ref: Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999
Country: USA
Locality: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Ecosystem:
Absolute Fecundity Fecundity Type:annual fecundity
  min   97 (g) 8 (cm) TL  Ref: Teixeira, R.L. and J.A. Musick, 2001
  max   1,552 (g) 12.6 (cm) TL 
  mean     (g) (cm)  
Comments on Fecundity: Maximum brood size per clutch.
Relative Fecundity
Min: Ref.:
Mean: Ref.:
Max: Ref.:
Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
  Size: (cm)  
  n:
  a: 95% confidence limit:  
  b: 95% confidence limit:  
  r2:  
Spawning Cycles: (1/y)   Ref:
Comments: Gestation period 20-21 days, depending on temperature; egg diameter 1.5 mm; young about 9 mm at birth (Ref. 30915). Maximum brood size per clutch.
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