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BOR - Papers in Press, published online ahead of print May 19, 2004.
Biol Reprod 2004, 10.1095/biolreprod.103.019919
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BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 71, 1036–1042 (2004)
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.019919
© 2004 by the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc.

Ovary

Ovarian Aging in Two Species of Long-Lived Rockfish, Sebastes aleutianus and S. alutus1

Jan-Peter de Bruin4, Roger G. Gosden5, Caleb E. Finch2,3, and Bruce M. Leaman6

Andrus Gerontology Center and Department of Biological Sciences,3 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 Department of Endocrinology and Fertility,4 University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine,5 Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23507 International Pacific Halibut Commission,6 Seattle, Washington 98145

Little is known about the ovary during aging in long-lived fish with respect to follicular stages and de novo oogenesis. We examined two species of rockfish, Sebastes aleutianus (rougheye rockfish) and Sebastes alutus (Pacific ocean perch). Fish were sampled offshore of British Columbia, age was estimated by otolith annuli, and the ovaries were examined histologically. In S. aleutianus, age up to 80 yr did not markedly alter the frequency distribution of oocytes, follicles, or their total numbers. Similarly, in a larger sample of S. alutus, the abundance of oocytes and follicles showed little age trend up through 77 yr. However, fish older than 50 yr lacked the largest and smallest oocyte size classes (40–60, >80 µm) and the smallest follicle size class (200– 350 µm), which results from the later seasonal developmental state of these older fish. These data provide evidence that oogenesis continues at advanced ages in these two species, in contrast with long-held assumptions about mammals. These species represent an iteroparous extreme in the spectrum of life history strategies and merit investigation to determine the mechanisms for such an extended reproductive life span.

1 Portions of this work supported by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans and by NIH grants AG-00729 and AG-14571 to C.E.F.

2 Correspondence: Caleb E. Finch, Andrus Gerontology Center, 3715 McClintock Ave., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089. FAX: 213 740 0853; cefinch{at}usc.edu




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