This study aimed to understand the gonadal development and reproductive characteristics of the black scraper (T.modestus) before and after spawning.From November 2021 to March 2022,the parent fish were collected for five times,with three males and three females at each time.The total length,body weight,hepatopancreas index and gonadosomatic index were measured every time.At the same time,paraffin-embedded sections and hematoxylin-eosin staining were used to observe the gonadal development.The results showed that under artificial temperature control,the gonad weight and gonadosomatic index of the female and male parental T.modestus reached the maximum in February,and entered the peak period of sexual maturity,which was significantly higher than that in other months (P<0.05),suggesting that the parent fish reached the peak of maturity in February under the condition of artificially controlled water temperature.The spawning type of T.modestus was asynchronous and batch spawning,and the ovarian development of T.modestus could be divided into six phases,which was peri-nucleolus,yolk vesicle,primary yolk,secondary yolk,teritary yolk,and ripe stage,respectively.The testis development of T.odestus could be divided into five phases,which was spermatogonium,primary spermatocyte,secondary spermatocyte,spermatid and spermatozoa,respectively.In conclusion,this study investigated the morphological characteristics,organizational structure and developmental rules at different gonadal development stages of T.modestus,which may enrich the basic data of reproductive biology and provide scientific basis for artificial breeding and seed production of T.modestus.