Descrição histológica de gônadas de traíra Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch) (Osteichthyes, Erythrinidae) da barragem do rio Gramame, Alhandra, Paraíba, Brasil

Abstract

Histological description ofthe gonads ofthe traíra Hoplias malaba- ricus (Bloch) (Ostcichthyes, Erythrinidae) from the Gramame River Reservoir, Alhandra, Paraíba, Brazil. The reproductive cycIe 01' Hoplias malabaricus Bloch, 1794, was studied through histological preparations, based on 102 specimens collected in the Gramame reservo ir, Paraiba State, from August 1993 to July 1994. Seven developmental stages were identified for the feminine gametes and five for the 111asculine gametes.