As pelagic spawners, marine angelfishes release many tiny buoyant eggs into the water which then become part of the plankton.

Females lay about 20,000 to 150,000 buoyant eggs, each 0.4 millimetres in diameter.

Little else is known of their reproduction: They are presumed to be non-guarders, releasing buoyant eggs into the water which become part of the zooplankton.

The buoyant eggs are 0.95 mm (0.03 in) in diameter, and their development time is 1.6 days at 23 C (74 F).

The buoyant eggs subsequently become part of the plankton, drifting with the currents until hatching.

A medium sized female has been known to produce more than two million buoyant eggs.

Presumed to be pelagic spawners, threadfins probably release many tiny buoyant eggs into the water column which then become part of the plankton.

Goatfishes are pelagic spawners; that is, they release many buoyant eggs into the water which become part of the plankton.

The female can lay up to 4 million buoyant eggs a year, but dies after egg-laying.

Reproduction is oviparous, with females releasing buoyant eggs measuring 0.9 mm in diameter.