In order to understand the reproductive ecology of coral-reef fishes, fecundity which is the physiological maximum potential reproductive output, was examined in eleven families of coral-reef fishes in the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia. Three families, Pomacentridae, Monodactylidae and Chaetodontidae, with five species, Amphiprion ocellaris, Amphiprion perideraion, Abudefduf bengalensis, Monodactylus argenteus and Chaetodon octofasciatus, could collect female specimens, while all specimens were male in eight out of eleven families with sixteen species. Mean fecundities ranged from 693 to 122,247 with the lowest fecundity was found in Pomacentridae, and Chaetodontidae had the highest fecundity. Amphiprion ocellaris and A. perideraion practice parental care with demersal spawners, and such unique reproductive ecology might produce lower number of eggs to be able to increase their reproductive success compared to other coral reef fishes spawned pelagic eggs. This study provides an insight of baseline knowledge of the reproductive biology of coral-reef fishes for future studies of important fish species in coral ecosystem.

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马来西亚半岛东海岸珊瑚礁鱼类，角鲨科，单翅目科和Cha科的繁殖特征

为了了解珊瑚礁鱼类的生殖生态，在马来西亚半岛东海岸的十一个珊瑚礁鱼类科中检查了繁殖力，这是生理上最大的潜在繁殖量。共有11个科目中有8个，其中有3个科（Pomacentridae，Monodactylidae和Chaetodontidae），有5种，两栖两栖动物，两栖两栖动物，孟加拉Abudefduf孟加拉，Monodactylus argenteus和Chaetodon octofasciatus。平均生殖力范围在693至122,247之间，其中Pomacentridae的生殖力最低，而Chaetodontidae的生殖力最高。amphiprion ocellaris和A. perideraion通过深海产卵器进行父母关怀，与其他产卵的浮游卵相比，这种独特的生殖生态系统可能产生较少数量的卵，从而能够提高繁殖成功率。这项研究为珊瑚礁鱼类生殖生物学的基础知识提供了见识，以供将来对珊瑚生态系统中重要鱼类的研究。