Fig. 1
From: Reproductive strategy of forkbeard, Phycis phycis, from the Portuguese coast
Transverse sections of gonads of forkbeard, Phycis phycis. a Spawning-capable female (caught in October); b actively spawning female (caught in November); c spawning-capable male (caught in November); d mosaic intersex specimen (caught in May); e follicular cyst in ovary (caught in March); f reabsorbing-Vtg skipped spawning female (caught in October); g resting-PG skipped spawning female (caught in November); h resting-CA skipped spawning female (caught in December). αA α-atretic oocyte; CA cortical alveolar oocyte; Ch chorion; FG follicular cyst; H hydrated oocyte; OW ovarian wall; PG primary growth oocyte; POF post-ovulatory follicle; Sc1 primary spermatocyte; Sc2 secondary spermatocyte; Sg spermatogonia; St spermatid; Sz spermatozoa; T testicular tissue; Vtg1 primary vitellogenic oocyte; Vtg2 secondary vitellogenic oocyte; Vtg3 tertiary vitellogenic oocyte. Scale bar 100 μm