Investigating Development and Defense Systems in Early Reproductive Stages of Male and Female Gonads in Black Scorpionfish (Linnaeus, 1758).

One of the most crucial biological indicators in tracking long-term variations in the reproductive cycle is sexual development. (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly known as the black scorpionfish, is a small teleost from the family Scorpaenidae. Much is known about its ecology, but data on its reproductive and defense systems are still lacking.