| Ref. principal | Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984 |
| Modo | dioecism |
| Fertilização | external |
| Mating type | |
| Frequência de desova | once in a lifetime |
| Spawning aggregation | Ref. |
| Desova em lotes | Yes. Ref. Chyung, M.-K., 1977 |
| Grupo reprodutivo |
nonguarders open water/substratum egg scatterers |
| Parental Care | none |
| Descrição do ciclo de vida e do comportamento reprodutor | During spawning some fish go up the river and some fish spawn on the river shoreline above pebbles. Spawns at night and excavates a 10cm (diameter or depth?) pit. Eggs are around 1 mm in size and adhere to the sand or pebbles for 14 to 20 days before hatching. This fish is semelparous and releases eggs many times over a short period each time releasing ~10,000 eggs. Sometimes females that want to spawn but cannot, save their strength, and go to a deep stagnant pool. These females wait until spring before going up the river with young fish. After hatching, the larvae are 6 mm and flow with the water current eating plankton. Juvenile fish will come again to the river in spring. These live in schools. When schools of Plecoglossus altivelis return to their river they guard their territory and eat food (Ref. 12218). Reproductive mode varies between semelparity and iteroparity. Large females spawn once, while smaller females spawn twice during a two-week interval (Ref. 76896). |
| Procurar por mais referências sobre reprodução | Scirus |