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Spawning of Negaprion brevirostris
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
Data Ref.: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Spawning ground: coastal
Locality: Western North Atlantic
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
        111 111 111 111 111      
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Temperature:  -   °C
Gestation period: 10 - 12 month/s
Ref.: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
Length of offspring: 60 - 65 cm
Ref.: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Comments: Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta; mating and birth occurs in spring and summer (May to September) with a peak in spring; gestation period between 10 and12 months; pregnant females enter shallow nursery areas and drop their young, which stay there for considerable lengths of time; size at birth 60 to 65 cm.
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