Tab. 4 in Reproductive biology of Sympterygia bonapartii (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) in San Matías Gulf, Patagonia, Argentina

Tab. 4. Characteristics of the maturity stages of females of Sympterygia bonapartii from San Matías Gulf (Argentina). TL = total length; OG = width of the left oviducal gland; GW = weight of the paired ovaries; MOD = diameter of the largest yolked ovarian oocyte; NYO = mean number of yolked ovarian oocytes. FemalesFemalesMaturingMatureMature with egg capsulesTL range (mm)180-625408-720514-742580-730OG range (mm)4.00-14.0013.00-31.5022.50-45.0034.50-45.50mean ± SD7.26±2.1522.01±6.2232.72±4.2640.05±3.64GW range (g)0.37-9.271.50-16.104.95-136.6742.47-144.42mean ± SD3.05±1.717.20±2.9237.39±28.3079.19±29.90NYO range--1-285-16mean ± SD1- 26.0±2.825- 16.5±0.71MOD (mm) min--6.50±0.7024.00±3.54MOD (mm) max--38.00±0.5238.00±3.27n (%)327 (26%)429 (34%)484 (38%)28 (2%)PresenceYear roundYear roundYear roundNovember to FebruaryNT1,268