Table I in Evidence of trilobed testes in European sardine (Sardina pilchardus)

Table I. – Description of the five individuals of European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) with three-lobed testes analysed. Location (Geographical Subarea (GSA)) and date of capture of the specimens, condition indexes (GSI and Kn), and brief description of morphometric and reproductive traits. Total length (TL ± 0.1 cm); total weight (TW ± 0.01 g); eviscerated weight (EW ± 0.01 g); gonad weight (GW ± 0.0001 g); gonadosomatic index (GSI); Le Cren condition factor (Kn).
GSACapture dateSexReproductive phaseTL (cm)TW (g)EW (g)GW (g)Condition GSIindexes KnNorthern Spain (6)5 Feb 2020MaleDeveloping15.122.720.70.49422.390.92Northern Spain (6)6 Mar 2020MaleActively spawning13.919.417.50.36692.101.04Northern Adriatic Sea (17)14 Feb 2020MaleActively spawning13.718.2160.49173.071.02Northern Adriatic Sea (17)19 Dec 2019MaleActively spawning13.817.815.90.50003.140.97Aegean Sea (22)16 Nov 2019MaleDeveloping15.027.524.51.30205.311.14