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Table 2 Maturity stages of ovary in the daggertooth pike conger

From: Basic reproductive biology of daggertooth pike conger, Muraenesox cinereus: A possible model for oogenesis in Anguilliformes

Stage

 

Oocyte stage (oocyte diameter)

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I

Immature

Pre-nucleous (<130 μm)

A

II

Vitellogenesis onset

Oil droplet stage (130–180 μm)

B

Primary yolk stage (200–330 μm)

III

Vitellogenesis progression

Secondry yolk stage (320–450 μm)

C

IV

Vitellogenesis completion

Tertiary yolk stage (500–800 μm)

D

Migratory nucleus stage (700–900 μm)

E

V

Post-spawaning

Atretic oocyte

E