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First record of female germ cells in the testis of a wild Mediterranean northern bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus L. 1758
Author(s) -
Caprioli R.,
Costa C.,
Cataldi E.,
Boglione C.,
Cataudella S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01509.x
Subject(s) - thunnus , biology , tuna , fishery , fish measurement , mediterranean climate , scombridae , mediterranean sea , zoology , ecology , fish <actinopterygii>
The presence of female germ cells was observed in the central portion of the testis of a Mediterranean northern bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus , 2250 mm fork length and 217 kg. This is the first report of intersex in this species.