Histological notes on protogynous hermaphroditism in the spinycheek grouper, Epinephelus diacanthus (Valenciennes, 1828)

Rao, A Chandrasekhara and Krishnan, L (2007) Histological notes on protogynous hermaphroditism in the spinycheek grouper, Epinephelus diacanthus (Valenciennes, 1828). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 49 (2). pp. 243-245.

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    Abstract

    Histological studies on the gonads of Epinephelus diacanthus collected off Quilon and Ratnagiri west coast of India, revealed protogynous hermaphroditism and the presence of seven transitional stages. The transitional gonads were found to be intermixed with the spermatogonia and spermatocytes within the ovarian lamellae. The smallest size of the transitional E. diacanthus was 27.5 cm total length and the largest was 31.4 cm TL. The weight range was 362-430 g. Histologically recognized transitional E. diacanthus showed size related variations from the two geographically different regions

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Protogynous hermaphroditism; Spinycheek grouper; Epinephelus diacanthus
    Subjects: Demersal Fishes > Groupers
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Dr. V Mohan
    Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2010 11:26
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:15
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2150

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