Table 4. Mean (± SE) levels of moisture, total lipids and total proteins of gonads from wild and captive-reared greater amberjack sampled at three different phases of the reproductive cycle.
| Early Gametogenesis (EARLY) | Advanced Gametogenesis (ADVANCED) | Spawning (SPAWNING) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Captive | Wild | Captive | Wild | Captive | |
| Ovaries | ||||||
| Moisture (%) | 81.4±0.3 | 80.7±0.3 | 68.1±0.3 * | 71.5±1.7 * | 74.0±0.8 * | 78.2±1.4 *, † |
| TL (%ww) | 1.5±0.1 | 1.5±0.2 | 6.6±0.8 * | 5.5±0.5 * | 4.5±0.2 * | 3.6±0.6 * |
| Protein (%ww) | 15.7±0.4 | 15.8±0.2 | 20.6±0.3 * | 19.3±1.2 * | 18.0±0.8 | 15.4±0.7 *,† |
| Testes | ||||||
| Moisture (%) | 83.9±0.1 | 83.7±0.1 | 84.7±0.1 | 83.3±0.2 † | 84.9±0.3 | 81.8±0.6 *, † |
| TL (%ww) | 2.1±0.2 | 2.3±0.2 | 2.0±0.4 | 2.5±0.2 | 1.8±0.1 | 2.1±0.2 |
| Protein (%ww) | 12.6±0.2 | 12.5±0.1 | 12.4±0.2 | 14.2±0.4 *, † | 12.3±0.3 | 15.1±0.7 † |
Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences versus the preceding phase in wild specimens and in captive-reared specimens distinctly,
† denote significant differences between wild and captive-reared individuals at the same phase of the reproductive cycle. TL: total lipids; ww: wet weight.