Teleost fishes are characterized by a diversity of sexual patterns. Hermaphroditism, the
expression of both male and female reproductive function in a single individual, generates …

Currently available data show that shellfish and finfish production in Italy, derived both from
fisheries and aquaculture activities, is on the order of 474,000 tons, each activity …

The Sparidae, commonly called breams and porgies, is a family of the order Perciformes
and includes about 115 species, mainly marine coastal fish, of high economic value …

Hermaphroditism is taxonomically widespread among teleost fishes and takes on many
forms including simultaneous, protogynous, and protandrous hermaphroditism, bidirectional …

The Sparidae is a cosmopolitan family, and sparid fishes can be found and reproduced in
both temperate and tropical seas around the world. Most of the members of this family are …

Fishes are not only the most diverse vertebrate taxon in terms of species numbers, but also
in terms of the diversity of life styles and morphologies. The reproductive styles and …

Preface xii an individual can be both a functional male and a female at the same time. In
some of these simultaneous hermaphrodites, an individual may alternate between male and …

Argyrosomus regius is an important fishing resource in the Gulf of Cádiz and from the Gulf of
Guinea to the Bay of Biscay, including the Mediterranean Sea. Large adult meagres, c.> 110 …

Understanding growth in living organisms is central to the study of individuals, populations
and communities. In fisheries, in particular, growth modelling is fundamental to the …

The blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo, is a sparid fish of great economic importance
in the northeast Atlantic. The main aim of this work was to assess the infection levels and …