Main Ref: | Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993 | |||||||||||
Data Ref.: | Nishikawa, Y., M. Honma, S. Ueyanagi and S. Kikawa, 1985 | |||||||||||
Country: | Australia | |||||||||||
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Locality: | Coral Sea | |||||||||||
Season: |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
111 | 111 | 111 | ||||||||||
Sex ratio: | % Ref.: | |||||||||||
Temperature: | - °C | |||||||||||
Gestation period: | month/s | |||||||||||
Length of offspring: | cm | |||||||||||
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Comments: | Broadbill swordfish with mature ovaries have also been caught in this area in October (Ref. 7176). In western waters, the greatest number of larvae have been collected between northwestern Australia and Java, where they are common during spring and summer (Ref. 30274). |