Abstract:To compare the reproductive characteristics among different geographic populations of Exopalaemon carinicauda,the reproductive characteristics of E. carinicauda parents from Dafeng,Rudong,Qidong,Fengxian and Ninghai were studied by the conventional biological method and statistics regression analysis.The results showed that the female-male ratio of E. carinicauda broodstock from different geographic populations were all less than 1 without significant difference(P>0.05).The individual absolute fecundity(F) of E. carinicauda spawning colony across five groups ranged from 1 699.10 to 2 733.72 eggs,the individual relative fecundity per centimeter(FL) ranged from 275.93 to 404.36 eggs/cm and the individual relative fecundity per gram(FW) ranged from 455.31 to 596.26 eggs/g,and it showed significant difference(P<0.05).Correlation analysis showed that the individual absolute fecundity among different geographic populations of E. carinicauda had significant positive correlations with body length and body weight(P<0.05).According to these results,the reproductive characteristics of E. carinicauda from different geographic populations showed a differentiation trend,with differentiation among different spawning populations already visible.