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High‐density aggregations of rodlet cells in the gonads of Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides , a deep‐water marine flatfish
Author(s) -
Rideout R. M.,
Smith S. A.,
Morgan M. J.
Publication year - 2015
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/jfb.12664
Subject(s) - halibut , biology , flatfish , fishery , zoology , hippoglossus hippoglossus , fish <actinopterygii>
Large aggregations of rodlet cells in the gonads of male and female Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides are reported for the first time. These rodlet cells were not arranged epithelially but rather were found throughout the connective tissue between oocytes (females) or within lymphatic spaces between testicular lobules (males). The reason for large aggregations of rodlet cells in the gonads and not other tissues of this species is uncertain.