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baldwin · 03-31-2007, 08:34 PM

Labrax, I believe you're right. In some fish, most of their body mass is in the ovaries and eggs. Egg production would definitely divert resources from body mass, probably scales, too. Good deduction!

03-31-2007, 08:34 PM	#17
baldwin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven County, CT Posts: 3,883	Labrax, I believe you're right. In some fish, most of their body mass is in the ovaries and eggs. Egg production would definitely divert resources from body mass, probably scales, too. Good deduction!