A peptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by Formula I: CCXXXCXXXXXXXXX (I) (X represents any amino acid residue other than a cysteine residue), and Formula II: CXXXXXXXXXXXX (II) (X is the same as described above. And a heterodimeric peptide having an ovulation or fertilization-inducing activity in an invertebrate belonging to the class of sea cucumber.式I:CCXXXCXXXXXXXXC(I)(Xはシステイン残基以外の任意のアミノ酸残基を表す。)で示されるアミノ酸配列を含むペプチド、及び式II:CXXXXXXXXXXXC(II)(Xは前記と同様である。)で示されるアミノ酸配列を含むペプチドを含み、かつ、ナマコ綱に属する無脊椎動物における放卵又は放精誘起活性を有するヘテロ二量体ペプチド。