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Adult individuals of amphioxus (Branchiostoma belcheri) were collected by dredging from a research vessel at selected stations in two areas off the coast of Japan in July 2000: Deyama and Takamatsu so named by local fishermen in the Enshu Nada Sea. The number of males collected exceeded that of females at all the stations in Takamatsu and at four of five stations in Deyama. The over all sex ratio (males : females) of the collected animals was 1.2 : 1. The animals showed various maturational stages of the gonad, and approximately 70% had mature gonads. However, post-spawning animals were identified only at two stations in Takamatsu. Mature animals were placed in laboratory tanks. These animals remained in good conditions for about two months, and many animals spontaneously spawned in the tanks. This is the first report of spontaneous spawning of B. belcheri in Japan.

Gonadal State of Wild Amphioxus Populations and Spawning Success in Captive Conditions during the Breeding Period in Japan