MBAI - The Marine Biological Association of India

Occurrence of hermaphroditism in Polynemus heptadactylus Cuv. and Val.

Volume 1 Issue 2

P. D. Nayak

Abstract

Hermaphroditism which is very common among the invertebrates occurs as
an anomaly in fishes. While in Serranus spp. this phenomenon prevails as a normal condition, it is observed as an abnormal feature of variable requency in teleosts like Herring, Cod, Mackerel and some of the Pleuronectidae.

Keywords

Polynemus heptadactylus, hermaphroditism, Bombay

Date : 30-12-1959

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