Gonadal sex differentiation in protandrous anemone fish, Amphiprion clarkii

Authors: S. Miura; T. Komatsu; M. Higa; R.K. Bhandari; S. Nakamura; M. Nakamura

Source: Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, Volume 28, Numbers 1-4, 2003 , pp. 165-166(2)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

To clarify the process of sex differentiation in protandrous anemone fish, histological structure of their gonads was examined from 1 day to 214 days after hatching (dah). Gonadal development was first characterized by differentiation of ovarian tissues at 61 dah, followed by interspersed appearance of testicular tissues in the ovary at 214 dah.

Keywords: fish; protandrous; anemone fish; sex differentiation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:FISH.0000030513.05061.88

Affiliations: 1: Sesoko Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 3422 Sesoko, Motobu, Okinawa, 905-0227, Japan

Publication date: 2003-01-01