p. 235 - 243 ACTIVITE HYALURONIDASIQUE CHEZ Engraulis encrassicholus ponticus de la Mer Noire Natalia Rosoiu et Iulia Voinescu Institut Roumain de Recherches Marines Constanta Abstract The paper presents data on hyaluronidase activity from viscera and gonads in Engraulis encrassicholus ponticus. During the gametogenesis period, the hyaluronidase is active in the pH range 3.6-8.0. The highest activity was recorded at pH 3.6; 4.4; 5.0 and 5.4. The hyaluroni- dase have the highest activity at 40 grade C and 60 grade C and exibits a high degree of thermostability.