The present study describes the morphology, histology and annual cyclical changes in the ovaries of the cultured silver pomfret, . The ovary development was divided into six stages, as were the changes in the oocytes of the female. Cultured populations have a similar ovarian structure, development process and breeding season to wild populations. However, the gonadosomatic index in cultured populations are obviously higher than that of wild populations, which infers that factors such as temperature, photoperiod and nutrition in cultured environments have a great effect on the development and maturation of the gonad in . The present study provides basic information for the artificial breeding of this species.