Abstract
Annual reproductive cycle of the Damselfish, Chromis notatus collected monthly at the four coastal areas around Chejudo, Korea are studied on the bases of histological observations of gonadal tissue and various quantitative variables including gonadosomatic index (GSI), fatness, egg diameter composition and the first maturity. The ovary consisted of a pair of saccular structure with many ovarian sacs. Oogonia proliferated along the germinal epithelium of the ovarian sac. Young oocytes with basophilic cytoplasm showed several nucleoli along the nuclear membrane. When the oocytes reached about $450{\mu}m$ in diameter, nucleus migrate toward the animal pole, nuclear membrane disappeared and most of cytoplasm were filled with yolk materials and oil drops. After ovulation, residual follicle and growing oocytes remaining in the ovarian sacs degenerated. But early young oocytes without follicle layer were not degenerated, and growing continuously till the next year. The testis consisted of a pair of lobular structures in the right and left were united in the posterior seminal vesicle. Cortex of testis was composed of many sperm ducts connected with lobuli. GSI began to increase from March, starting season of longer day length and higher water temperature, and reached the maximum value between June and August. It began to decrease from September with the lowest value appearing between October and February without any evident variation. The annual reproductive cycle could be devided into five successive stage : growing(April to Many), mature(May to August), ripe and spent (June to August) and recovery and resting stage(September to March). The spawning peak occurred from June to August. According to the frequency distribution of egg diameter, Chromis notatus was a polycyclic species to spawn twice or more in a spawning season. Fatness, correlated with gonadal phases, was remarkably decreased by spawning. Percentage of the first maturity . in femate and male fish ranging from 7.0 to 7.9 cm were $50\%$ and from 9.0 to 9.9 cm in total length $100\%$.
1985년 2월부터 1986년 9월까지 제주도 서귀포, 모슬포, 성산포, 제주시에서 채집된 자리돔 Chromis notatus(Temminck et Schlegel)을 대상으로 성성숙에 따른 생식생물학적인 조사를 하였다. 1. 자리돔 생식소의 외부형태는 난소의 경우 비상징적인 엽상형이다. 2. 생식소숙도지수는 암${\cdot}$수 다같이 5월에 급격히 상승하여 6월에 최대치를 나타내고 있으며, $7\~8$월에도 높은 값을 유지하다가 9월에 접어들면서 하강하기 시작하여 10월부터 이듬해 4월의 성장기까지 낮은 값을 유지하고 있다. 3. 방난후 난소소낭내에는 어린 난모세포들이 퇴화되지 않고 휴지기상태로 월동하여 이듬해 일제히 성장에 참여하고 있다. 이로서 완숙난모세포들은 난원세포로부터 시작하여 적어도 2년차에 방난되는 것으로 사료된다. 4. 생식주기는 일장이 장일화되고 수온이 상승하기 시작하는 4월부터 활성화되어 5월에 성숙기를 거쳐 하계에 완숙 및 산란기를 맞는다. 이후 고수온기인 9월에 접어들면서 대부분이 산란을 마치고 퇴화${\cdot}$휴지기상태가 된다. 5. 자리돔은 한 산란기 동안에 3회 이상 산란하는 다회산란종으로 나타났다. 6. 생식주기에 따른 년간비만도의 주기변화는 암${\cdot}$수 모두가 방란${\cdot}$방정에 의해 체력소모가 있음을 나타냈다. 7. 전장 $7.0\~7.9cm$ 개체에서 군성숙도는 암${\cdot}$수 모두 $50\%$ 이상에 달하며, 전장 $9.0\~9.9cm$에서는 $100\%$ 재생산에 참여했다.