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Hermaphroditism in Laboratory‐Cultured Albino Western Mosquitofish
Author(s) -
Teh Swee J.,
Miller Chris E.,
Hinton David E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8667(2000)012<0078:hilcaw>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - mosquitofish , gambusia , biology , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , anatomy , physiology , fishery
During routine inspection of a colony of albino western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis , approximately 10 females were discovered to have distended abdominal cavities. Cause for the distention was investigated by examination of tissue sections from four sacrificed individuals, all of which suffered severe ascites. Hermaphroditic gonads were seen in two of the fish.