Gametogenesis commences in January and basically continues through the year. A partial spawning occurs in June, but at no time is the gonad ever completely free of developing eggs. Based upon mass loss in the adductor muscle coincidental with gametogenesis, it may be at least one storage site for nutrients required for gamete formation. Resorption of old oocytes may represent an additional nutrient source. More interestingly, is the presence of oocytes in some male gonads. Based upon this observation and the greater number of larger females than males in the population, this species may undergo a protandrous type of reproductive cycle, that is, male at the juvenile stage transforming later in life to female.