繁殖は一年中行われるが、ピークの時期は生息地によって変化する。タイでは8-11月[14]、フィリピンでは11-4月[10]、インドでは11-3月[16]。スリランカでは7-2月に繁殖が行われ、ピークは11月である[17]。卵は浮性卵で、球形・無色。直径0.5-0.6mmで大きな油滴はない[18]。産卵数は16,682-166,130[4]。発生過程はBensamとKato et al.によって詳しく記録されている。幼生の特徴としては、尾鰭付け根の黒色素胞が縦に並ぶことが挙げられる[10][19]。
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