Dietary protein levels
Average body weight (g)
Fecundity (number of eggs per spawn)
Relative fecundity (number of eggs per g gonadal weight)
Eggs diameter (mm)
20%
799.82 ± 13.50
40,033 ± 1,789
a
49 ± 2
a
1.07 ± 0.01
a
27%
813.14 ± 6.89
46,896 ± 1,300
b
57 ± 2
b
1.11 ± 0.02
b
32%
817.85 ± 13.56
58,106 ± 2,393
c
70 ± 3
c
1.16 ± 0.01
c
37%
841.45 ± 6.82
64,650 ± 2,107
d
77 ± 2
d
1.21 ± 0.02
d
Values with the different superscript in each column are significantly different from each other (p<0.05).
Table 4:
Effect of different dietary protein levels on fecundity and eggs diameter (mean ± SE).
