Ovarian development, spawning season, size at maturity and fecundity of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837) in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

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Ovarian development, spawning season, size at maturity and fecundity of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837) in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta https://t.co/epj9gnQ0e2 @thePeerJ https://t.co/gtHTNUJQCv
Aquatic Biology

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Introduction

Materials and Methods

Result

Environmental characteristics at the study sites

Ovary development and spawning pattern

Spawning season

Length at first maturity and fecundity

Discussion

Conclusion

Supplemental Information

Raw data: Ovary Acentrogobius viridipunctatus.

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14077/supp-1

Additional Information and Declarations

Competing Interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Quang Minh Dinh conceived and designed the experiments, performed the experiments, analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables, authored or reviewed drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Ton Huu Duc Nguyen conceived and designed the experiments, performed the experiments, analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables, authored or reviewed drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Ngon Trong Truong conceived and designed the experiments, prepared figures and/or tables, and approved the final draft.

Diep Xuan Doan conceived and designed the experiments, prepared figures and/or tables, and approved the final draft.

Tien Thi Kieu Nguyen conceived and designed the experiments, prepared figures and/or tables, and approved the final draft.

Animal Ethics

The following information was supplied relating to ethical approvals (i.e., approving body and any reference numbers):

This research was conducted with approval from The Scientific Committee of the School of Education, Can Tho University (No. Q2020-01/KSP) after animal welfare assessment.

Field Study Permissions

The following information was supplied relating to field study approvals (i.e., approving body and any reference numbers):

In terms of the field trip, our research has no field permit requirement as we collect fish from the public-owned where local fishers collect fish daily. Moreover, we collect fish just once a month at each site, and the number of fish collection is within allowable limits of the animal assessment.

Data Availability

The following information was supplied regarding data availability:

The raw measurements are available in the Supplemental File.

Funding

This work is funded by Can Tho Univeristy. Van Lang University, Vietnam provided the authors with financial support for this research. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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