Spawning season of Argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) in the Northwest of the Persian Gulf and its implications for management.

The spawning periodicity of silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus, was investigated in 627 specimens (137 female and 490 male) collected monthly by trawl net from the Northwest the Persian Gulf for a one year period (March 2004 to February 2005). Seven maturity stages were recognized by Kesteven scale. The length at first maturity (LM50) was calculated as 192 mm in combined sex.