AUTHOR=Moon Seong Yong , Baeck Gun Wook , Jung Jin Ho , Choi Haeyoung , Kim Changsin , Koo Myung Sung , Park Jeong-Ho 

TITLE=Spatiotemporal distribution and reproductive biology of the brown croaker (Miichthys miiuy) in the southwestern waters of Korea

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1416771

DOI=10.3389/fmars.2024.1416771

ISSN=2296-7745

ABSTRACT=The brown croaker, Miichthys miiuy, is an economically important fish species in Korean waters. Research on the spawning ecology of M. miiuy in Korea has primarily focused on specimens from the southwestern waters, assessing parameters, such as spawning season and mature body length through histological examination. However, a comprehensive histological analysis across various body sizes during the spawning season is imperative to accurately ascertain these factors, as well as for efficient resource management amidst potential environmental variations. Therefore, this study was undertaken to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution and reproductive biology of M. miiuy in the southwestern waters of Korea.