| species_group |
sex |
code |
description |
| FLAT |
1 |
1 |
Immature. Very small - no sperm extruded under pressure during spawning season. |
| FLAT |
1 |
2 |
Mature. Enlarged - extending slightly into the abdominal cavity but retaining sperm. |
| FLAT |
1 |
3 |
Ripe/Spawning. Running sperm evident. |
| FLAT |
1 |
4 |
Spent. Soft - few sperm present (not likely to see this stage; short time) |
| FLAT |
1 |
8 |
Unknown: not any of the above; different; not determinable. |
| FLAT |
1 |
9 |
Unknown |
| FLAT |
2 |
1 |
Immature. Ovaries small with no visible eggs. |
| FLAT |
2 |
2 |
Mature/Resting. Ovaries enlarged and no eggs can be distinguished by direct observation. |
| FLAT |
2 |
3 |
Ripe. Ovaries very full of granular eggs and ova cannot be separated easily. |
| FLAT |
2 |
4 |
Spawning. Ovaries very full of entirely translucent mature ova. Eggs will run under a very slight pressure. |
| FLAT |
2 |
8 |
Unknown, not any of the above, different, not determinable. |
| FLAT |
2 |
9 |
Unknown |
| LING |
1 |
1 |
Immature: thin and ribbon-like. |
| LING |
1 |
2 |
Transitional: moderate sized; firm; compact. |
| LING |
1 |
3 |
Ripe: moderate to large; white; creamy; milt flows when cut. |
| LING |
2 |
1 |
Immature: small; 1.5 – 3.0 cm. |
| LING |
2 |
2 |
Maturing: eggs visible and opaque. |
| LING |
2 |
3 |
Mature: ovaries swollen with large pale sticky egg mass. |
| LING |
2 |
4 |
Spent: thick walled ovaries empty. |
| LING |
2 |
5 |
Transitional: thick walled ovaries firming and progressing to thinner-walled condition. |
| ROCK |
1 |
1 |
IMMATURE: THIN; RIBBONLIKE; CLEAR; BREAKS EASILY |
| ROCK |
1 |
2 |
EARLY MATURITY: TRIANGULAR XSECTION; MILT DOES NOT FLOW READILY |
| ROCK |
1 |
3 |
LATE MATURITY: LARGE; WHITE; CREAMY; MILT FLOWS WHEN CUT |
| ROCK |
1 |
8 |
UNKNOWN: NOT ONE OF THE ABOVE - DIFFERENT |
| ROCK |
1 |
9 |
NOT EXAMINED |
| ROCK |
2 |
1 |
IMMATURE: SMALL; ELONGATE; PALE FLESH COLORED; ROUND XS; NO BLACK SPOTS |
| ROCK |
2 |
2 |
EARLY YOLK: OVARIES SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN AND ROUND XS; YELLOW-ORANGE COLOR (WHITE IN SOME SPECIES) |
| ROCK |
2 |
3 |
LATE YOLK: OVARIES LARGE AND FIRM; BRIGHT UNIFORM ORANGE-YELLOW COLOR; OVARY MEMBRANE THIN; EGGS SEPARATE EASILY |
| ROCK |
2 |
4 |
EYED LARVAE: OVARIES LARGE; FULL; THIN WALLED; LARVAE FREE WITH PIGMENTED EYES |
| ROCK |
2 |
5 |
SPENT: OVARIES LIMP; LARGE AND MOSTLY EMPTY; DARK RED-BROWN BLOOD VESSELS VISIBLE |
| ROCK |
2 |
6 |
RECOVERING: OVARIES SMALL; LIMP BUT MORE FIRM; REDUCED REDNESS; COLOR BROWN-FLESH; POSSIBLE RESIDUAL EGGS PRESENT |
| ROCK |
2 |
8 |
UNKNOWN: DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE |
| ROCK |
2 |
9 |
NOT EXAMINED |