Search Results: Protogynous


Sequential hermaphroditism
Senin, 2026-04-20 15:14:53

to male (protogyny or protogynous hermaphroditism), and bidirectional (serial or bidirectional hermaphroditism). Both protogynous and protandrous hermaphroditism...

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Giant grouper
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:19:13

large specimen attacking humans. Like most groupers, giant groupers are protogynous hermaphrodites. They spawn on a lunar cycle, with spawns lasting about...

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Bluelip parrotfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 19:37:39

Ocean. The bluelip parrotfish typically inhabits seagrass beds. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Bertoncini, A.A.; Sampaio, C.L.S.; Rocha, L.A.; Ferreira...

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Grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-14 09:23:29

Johnson & Lowe, 1989 Variola Swainson, 1839 Groupers are mostly monandric, protogynous hermaphrodites, i.e., they mature only as females and can change sex...

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Ballan wrasse
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:38:30

Ocean, where it inhabits rocky areas. Like many wrasse species, it is a protogynous hermaphrodite—all fish start life as females, and some dominant fish...

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Slippery dick
Selasa, 2026-04-07 03:09:11

fishes, sea urchins and ophiuroids, polychaetes, and gastropods. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite. The species is diandric, i.e., individuals when born can...

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Wrasse
Rabu, 2026-05-27 15:55:45

sex change, and are protogynous, meaning that individuals that are functionally female can become functionally male. These protogynous species are either...

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Sexual dimorphism
Minggu, 2026-05-31 22:37:25

of an individual, and the mating system within which it operates. In protogynous mating systems where males dominate mating with many females, size plays...

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Centropyge
Senin, 2026-05-18 20:13:31

other reef fish and all marine angelfish, the species in this genus are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that they start their adult lives as females...

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Plant reproductive morphology
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 06:31:40

producing pollen when the stigmas are not receptive, either protandrous or protogynous. This promotes outcrossing by limiting self-pollination. Some dichogamous...

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California sheephead
Minggu, 2026-03-08 22:43:12

conditions and pressures. Because of this, they are considered to be protogynous hermaphrodites which have planktonic larvae. Their coral and kelp-heavy...

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Monstera deliciosa
Selasa, 2026-05-26 01:08:04

Flowers are bisexual, containing both androecium and gynoecium, though protogynous development reduces self-pollination; in the wild they are pollinated...

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Atemoya
Senin, 2026-05-11 12:21:49

cherimoya.[citation needed] The atemoya, like other Annona trees, bears protogynous, hermaphroditic flowers, and self-pollination is rare. Therefore, artificial...

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Hogfish
Rabu, 2026-02-11 17:16:19

hermaphrodite, meaning it changes sex during different life stages; it is a protogynous, "first female" hermaphrodite; juvenile hogfish start out as female and...

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Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
Sabtu, 2026-03-14 17:36:55

present with more than one coloration. This is because they are diandric protogynous hermaphrodites. These fish are born as what scientists term primary males...

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Nymphaeaceae
Minggu, 2026-06-07 14:03:44

water, with girdling vascular bundles in receptacle. Some species are protogynous and primarily cross-pollinated, but because male and female stages overlap...

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Asian sheephead wrasse
Minggu, 2026-05-17 15:40:55

sheephead wrasse is sequentially hermaphroditic. Specifically, they are protogynous, meaning that individuals of this species are always born female and...

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Rhinogobiops
Selasa, 2026-03-24 06:10:45

their color in response to social situations or threats. They are also protogynous hermaphrodites, starting out in life as females. They are highly territorial...

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Isopoda
Minggu, 2026-05-17 21:21:11

and later changing sex, and some Anthuroideans are the inverse, being protogynous hermaphrodites that are born female. Some Gnathiidan males are sessile...

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Boops boops
Selasa, 2026-05-19 21:16:12

rudimentary intersex organism, with a few intersex individuals, or a protogynous intersex, with individuals starting out life as females, and some becoming...

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Cuckoo wrasse
Rabu, 2025-10-01 03:04:29

by the male from algae, which he then guards. The cuckoo wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, and females can change sex into males, a process which...

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Acer platanoides
Minggu, 2026-05-10 12:23:32

is 20. The Norway maple is heterodichogamous—meaning there are both protogynous and protandrous trees (and, more rarely, duodichogamous trees)—and individual...

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Ulmus americana
Jumat, 2026-05-29 13:38:20

purple-brown and, being wind-pollinated, apetalous. The flowers are also protogynous, the female parts maturing before the male, thus reducing, but not eliminating...

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Pomacanthidae
Rabu, 2026-04-15 22:03:57

necessarily confined to males; all marine angelfish species are known to be protogynous hermaphrodites. This means that if the dominant male of a harem is removed...

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Hipposcarus harid
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:50:54

individuals. It will also form large schools for foraging. H. harid is a protogynous hermaphrodite in which there are two distinct phases, an initial phase...

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Rimicaris kairei
Jumat, 2025-10-03 09:46:51

environment, which are deposited under the carapace of these shrimp. They are protogynous, and have epipelagic larvae. Rimicaris kairei have entirely white bodies...

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Atlantic goliath grouper
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 07:51:27

generation length of 21.5 years. The species has been hypothesized to be protogynous hermaphrodites, but this has yet to be confirmed. Males become sexually...

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Lauraceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:58:02

in subtropical forested areas of South Africa. Lauraceae flowers are protogynous, often with a complex flowering system to prevent inbreeding. The fruits...

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Humphead wrasse
Jumat, 2026-06-05 18:32:33

to seven years, and are known to live for around 30 years. They are protogynous hermaphrodites, with some becoming male at about 9 years old. The factors...

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Symplocarpus foetidus
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 23:17:38

plants and serves to avoid self-fertilization. Because the flowers are protogynous, the pistils, which are the female reproductive components, reach sexual...

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Swamp eel
Senin, 2026-05-18 19:11:39

sheds the pectoral fins, and takes on the adult form. Most species are protogynous hermaphrodites, that is, most individuals begin life as females, but...

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Genicanthus lamarck
Selasa, 2026-05-19 10:45:15

small harems with a dominant male and 2-6 females. They are sequential protogynous hermaphrodites and if the male in a harem goes missing the dominant female...

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Spawning
Selasa, 2026-05-12 10:41:08

male to switch to a female (protandry). As an example, most wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites within a haremic mating system. Hermaphroditism allows...

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Trichonotus elegans
Minggu, 2025-10-05 17:36:26

harem of around twelve females. Species in the genus Trichonotus are protogynous hermaphrodites. They are usually buried when the current is slack. Carpenter...

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Blue groper
Sabtu, 2026-02-28 16:23:20

biology of the foxfish Bodianus frenchii, a very long-lived and monandric protogynous hermaphroditic labrid". Journal of Fish Biology. 77 (3): 600–626. Bibcode:2010JFBio...

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Foxfish
Senin, 2025-09-29 18:55:40

lived wrasse species alongside the western blue groper. Foxfish are protogynous hermaphrodites, and they spawn several times during the late spring and...

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Thalassoma bifasciatum
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:31:54

species. Like many other wrasse species, Thalassoma bifasciatum is a protogynous sequential hermaphrodite; individuals may begin life either as males...

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Glossary of botanical terms
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:06:12

g. a flower shedding pollen before the stigma is receptive. Compare protogynous. proteranthous With new leaves appearing before flowers. See also hysteranthous...

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Potato grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:41:45

female to male so the potato grouper may, like other groupers, be a protogynous hermaphrodite. The potato cod was first formally described by R.L. Playfair...

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Rusty parrotfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 11:28:50

These fishes can be seen from March to November. They are oviparous and protogynous hermaphrodites. Three life phases can be distinguished, the juveniles...

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Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Senin, 2026-05-25 10:49:11

Karino, Kenji; Sakai, Yoichi (May 2002). "Reversed Sex-Change in the Protogynous Reef Fish Labroides dimidiatus". Ethology. 108 (5): 443–450. Bibcode:2002Ethol...

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Epiactis prolifera
Selasa, 2026-05-19 23:21:50

to a greater extent than do other anemones. Epiactis prolifera is a protogynous hermaphrodite. The young all start life as females but when the pedal...

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Pteridophyte
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:26:55

the antheridia mature before the archegonia (male first, then female). Protogynous: the archegonia mature before the antheridia (female first, then male)...

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Queen angelfish
Rabu, 2026-04-15 22:03:58

the sexual development of the species, though they are presumed to be protogynous hermaphrodites. The largest harem female may transform into a male if...

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Genicanthus bellus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:57:25

been described as being more like lekking. All angelfish are sequential protogynous hermaphrodites, all newly adult fish are female but the dominant females...

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Tunicate
Kamis, 2026-05-07 22:35:22

reproduce both sexually and asexually. B. schlosseri is a sequential (protogynous) hermaphrodite, and in a colony, eggs are ovulated about two days before...

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Red hind
Kamis, 2026-05-21 17:13:18

are included. Although they prefer shrimps and octopuses. Red Hind are protogynous hermaphrodites, changing from females to males during a stage in their...

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Ascidiacea
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 12:25:42

reproduce both sexually and asexually. B. schlosseri is a sequential (protogynous) hermaphrodite, and in a colony, eggs are ovulated about two days before...

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Apolemichthys griffisi
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:42:12

benthic invertebrates such as sponges, tunicates and crustaceans. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite and there is no sexual dimorphism. Apolemichthys griffisi...

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Lethrinus laticaudis
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:51:55

females are smaller and more numerous than the males, this species is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Grass emperors spawn in batches with each spawning event...

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Anthiadidae
Kamis, 2025-11-20 10:26:56

defend an area of the reef and its associated harem. Most anthias are protogynous hermaphrodites. These anthias are born female; if a dominant male perishes...

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Animal sexual behaviour
Senin, 2026-06-08 00:12:38

groupers, parrotfishes and wrasses. As an example, most wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites within a haremic mating system. It is less common for...

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Graysby
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 16:16:05

on Chromis multilineata, juveniles feed on shrimps. These fishes are protogynous hermaphrodites they all start life as female to male becoming males in...

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Humpback grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:22:56

eating smaller fish, and have smooth body scales. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite; in other words, all individuals are born female, with...

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Diervilla lonicera
Jumat, 2025-11-21 06:17:24

matured by September in preparation for dispersal. Diervilla lonicera has protogynous flowers (initially female-dominant plant), is well-adapted for pollination...

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Epinephelus marginatus
Rabu, 2026-05-27 22:19:50

part of their diet, with reef fish being preferred. E. marginatus is a protogynous hermaphrodite, meaning that all fish begin adult life as females, but...

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Aristolochia paucinervis
Minggu, 2026-03-22 19:53:20

phenotypes: yellow-white flowers and brown-purple flowers. The flower is protogynous which means that the male reproductive organs and female reproductive...

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Botryllus schlosseri
Kamis, 2026-03-12 19:08:27

reproduce both sexually and asexually. B. schlosseri is a sequential (protogynous) hermaphrodite, and in a colony, eggs are ovulated about two days before...

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Pecan
Minggu, 2026-05-24 21:02:40

(protandrous) and those that shed pollen after becoming receptive to pollen (protogynous). State-level resources provide recommended varieties for specific regions...

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Tiger grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:26:48

size distribution and sex ratio which suggest that tiger groupers are protogynous hermaphrodites, all of the fish with a total length less than 37 centimetres...

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Black sea bass
Selasa, 2026-05-19 08:13:49

they reach sexual maturity at between one and three years old. They are protogynous hermaphrodites, the majority of them begin life as females and then change...

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Fish reproduction
Minggu, 2026-01-18 22:29:37

male to switch to a female (protandry). As an example, most wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites within a haremic mating system. Hermaphroditism allows...

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Asimina triloba
Minggu, 2026-05-31 19:48:07

groves to be spotted from a long distance. Pawpaw flowers are perfect and protogynous, about 1–2 in (3–5 cm) across, rich red-purple or maroon when mature...

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French angelfish
Minggu, 2025-12-28 08:56:30

pairs were not seen interfering with these displays. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite; the female can change sex to become a male if no male...

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Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:15:01

It feeds on sponges and tunicates. Like all other angelfish it is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with all individuals being female initially and the dominant...

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Verbascum thapsus
Minggu, 2026-05-31 14:34:30

dawn and closing in the afternoon. Flowers are self-fecundating and protogynous (with female parts maturing first), and will self-pollinate if they have...

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Nymphaea lotus
Senin, 2026-05-18 04:29:56

actinodromous. The white or cream, fragrant to nearly inodorous, nocturnal, protogynous, pedunculate, (6–)10–18(–25) cm wide flowers extend 15–20 cm above the...

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Queen parrotfish
Senin, 2026-05-04 09:28:05

mouths, growing to a length of about 60 cm (24 in). This species is a protogynous hemaphrodite, with the capacity to change sex, while simultaneously displaying...

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Scamp grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 13:55:59

drops below 8.6 °C (47.5 °F) at the bottom of the water column. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite forming small, short-lived spawning aggregations, which...

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Malabar grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:26:56

numerous brown spots. The tail fin is rounded. Epinephelus malabaricus is a protogynous hermaphrodite, as these fishes at some point in their lifespan change...

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Red porgy
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:18:06

or near the seabed on crustaceans, molluscs and small fish. They are protogynous hermaphrodites, with most individuals starting life as females and at...

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Ulmus laciniata var. nikkoensis
Sabtu, 2024-11-02 18:34:33

crossability experiments at the Arnold Arboretum in the 1970s, U. laciniata, a protogynous species, was found to be incompatible with U. davidiana var. japonica...

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Greasy grouper
Minggu, 2025-10-05 01:06:08

greasy grouper is a long-lived fish with a very slow growth rate. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Greasy groupers are top predators on the reef; they mainly...

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Pink dentex
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:28:43

fishes. This species has been reported as a rudimentary hermaphrodite, a protogynous hermaphrodite and a protandrous hermaphrodite from different areas in...

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Common reed frog
Minggu, 2026-05-24 00:36:44

1016/S0300-9629(97)86804-1. Grafe, T. U.; K. E. Linsenmair (1989). "Protogynous sex change in the reed frog: Hyrperolius viridiflavus" (PDF). Copeia...

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Achoerodus viridis
Sabtu, 2026-02-28 16:23:24

7 March 2010. Gillanders, B. M. (1995). "Reproductive biology of the protogynous hermaphrodite Achoerodus viridis (Labridae) from south-eastern Australia"...

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Elacatinus
Minggu, 2025-11-09 15:08:33

secondary food source. Some species of gobies exhibit gonochorism and protogynous hermaphroditism, including bidirectional sex reversal. Protogyny refers...

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Salaria basilisca
Minggu, 2025-10-05 15:07:59

substrate. The male guards the eggs produced by several females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites with individuals being females while young changing to...

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Epinephelus albomarginatus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:23:20

also eat fish and squid. These fish grow slowly and they are monandric protogynous hermaphrodites, which means that all of the males are derived from reproductively...

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Pomacentrus amboinensis
Rabu, 2026-03-25 04:10:52

usually lose their "eyespot" on their dorsal fin. P. amboinensis is a protogynous species—all individuals start out as females and later can turn into...

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Sea goldie
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:35:30

feeds primarily on zooplankton. Like other anthias, the sea goldie is a protogynous hermaphrodite; a male retains a harem of five to 10 females, but when...

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Synbranchiformes
Selasa, 2026-03-24 06:14:45

and secondary males in a population of the protogynous Synbranchus marmoratus (Bloch, 1795), a protogynous fish (Teleost, Synbranchiformes)". Journal...

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Calotomus carolinus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:23:36

they can also be found in small schools, or even by itself. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite The Calotomus carolinus, along with many of its relatives...

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Victoria (plant)
Kamis, 2026-05-28 15:32:23

wide, nocturnal, thermogenic, solitary, actinomorphic, chasmogamous, protogynous flowers have prickly pedicels with 4 primary and 8 secondary air canals...

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Nymphaea thermarum
Kamis, 2026-06-04 23:43:10

is 4–6(–8) cm long. The up to 2 cm wide, hermaphroditic, incompletely protogynous, white flowers have 1.5–3 cm long peduncles. The four green, lanceolate...

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Nymphaea rudgeana
Kamis, 2024-11-28 01:37:03

proliferating pseudanthia are absent in this species. Cross pollination of the protogynous flowers occurs frequently. However, since the stigma remains receptive...

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Xanthosoma
Selasa, 2025-12-09 10:49:03

 (2004, 2005a, 2005b)). The inflorescences last for two nights and are protogynous in some, but not all species. They change from the pistillate phase that...

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Intersex (biology)
Minggu, 2026-05-31 20:04:47

fishes, it is a transitional state in fishes that are protandric or protogynous. Intersexuality has been reported in 23 fish families. The oldest evidence...

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Coral grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:48:47

smaller territory which she defends against other females. Coral hinds are protogynous hermaphrodite and they change sex from female to male. The male patrols...

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Moon wrasse
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 18:41:41

repeatedly swimming through it until it fits without struggle. They are protogynous hermaphrodites, all starting off as females and changing to males, a...

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Nemanthias bicolor
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:57:57

where there is a strong current. It feeds on zooplankton. These fish are protogynous hermaphrodites and each social group will contain a dominant male and...

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Surge wrasse
Senin, 2025-10-06 05:30:25

and molluscs, as well as small fishes and polychaete worms. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, females change sex to become males and it is a pelagic...

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Tigrigobius multifasciatus
Rabu, 2026-05-06 02:09:22

fifteen months. Gobiodon sp. start life as females, and are bi-directional protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that when paired up, if necessary, one changes...

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Papaveraceae
Selasa, 2026-05-19 03:52:57

anthers and stigmas mature at the same time, but Bocconia is clearly protogynous, the stigmas emerge from the calyx that encloses them. Autopollination...

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Serranidae
Jumat, 2026-05-22 07:11:17

disruptive camouflage, similar to the stripes of a tiger. Many species are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they start out as females and change sex to male...

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Ostracion cyanurus
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:41:22

shelter. The apparent lack of smaller males may mean that this species is protogynous. If the bluetail trunkfish senses danger is releases a toxin called pahutoxin...

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Notolabrus fucicola
Kamis, 2025-10-02 14:35:55

to December, they do not spawn synchronously. Many other wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites but this species is a secondary gonochorist, in which...

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Chlorurus sordidus
Rabu, 2026-05-20 04:58:14

for sleeping at night. They feed on benthic algae. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and the sex change occurs when the attain a total length...

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Cabomba aquatica
Kamis, 2025-02-27 14:38:40

mm long. The golden yellow, solitary, bisexual, diurnal, incompletely protogynous, nectariferous, 0.5–1.1 cm wide flower extends beyond the water surface...

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Trochodendraceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 20:17:35

wind (anemochory). Trochodendron is present in both protandrous and protogynous forms that are self-compatible. The plants are found in wooded formations...

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Saddletail grouper
Kamis, 2026-06-04 00:05:11

more usual blotched or banded black and white pattern. The species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with individuals starting as females and changing to males...

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Honeycomb grouper
Senin, 2026-05-18 00:04:47

Epinephelus has the ability to change sexes, more specifically they are protogynous hermaphrodites what means females can turn into males at one point in...

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Synbranchus marmoratus
Senin, 2025-10-06 08:13:05

(1996). "Presence of primary and secondary males in a population of the protogynous Synbranchus marmoratus". Journal of Fish Biology. 49 (5): 788–800. doi:10...

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Monodora myristica
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 05:43:44

stigmas become receptive before its stamens mature and shed their pollen (protogynous). Its pollen is shed as permanent tetrads. The flower is pollinated by...

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Coastal fish
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:54:23

vigorously defend an area of the reef and its associated harem. Anthias are protogynous hermaphrodites. All anthias are born female; if a dominant male perishes...

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Calotomus japonicus
Senin, 2025-09-29 19:14:32

length. Its maximum length is 390 millimetres (15 in). The species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and a pelagic spawner. Russell, B.; Myers, R.; Choat, J...

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Genicanthus personatus
Selasa, 2025-09-30 01:00:10

become black. This species, like all marine angelfish, is a sequential protogynous hermaphrodite and the younger sexually mature adults are all females...

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Gomphosus varius
Selasa, 2026-05-19 09:56:54

metamorphosis corresponding to sequential hermaphroditism; it may be a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting as a female and then become male. Gomphosus varius...

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Spotted sand bass
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:37:32

larvae live for around a month before they settle. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite. It is a rather secretive species which hunts during the...

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Nuphar advena
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 12:02:19

12–40 cm (4+1⁄2–15+1⁄2 in) long and 7–30 cm (3–12 in) wide. The flowers are protogynous, fragrant, nectariferous, solitary, yellow-green, and up to 4 cm wide...

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Mycteroperca bonaci
Selasa, 2026-05-19 08:48:33

aggregations of some fish species the groupers prey on. They are monandric protogynous hermaphrodites and form spawning aggregations which have been reported...

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Hedyscepe
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 01:14:02

including having more than six stamens, and in being protandrous rather than protogynous. The two genera were formerly included in Archontophoenicinae until a...

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Congrogadus
Senin, 2026-05-18 02:35:38

them to swallow quite large prey. Most species of the subfamily are protogynous hermaphrodites but Congrogadus subducens appears to be different because...

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Plectropomus laevis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:59:13

range than the sympatric Plectropomus leopardus. They are monandric protogynous hermaphrodites, in which the males only develop from mature females,...

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Orange wrasse
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 09:22:38

surviving offspring will mature after a year. Orange wrasses are also protogynous hermaphrodites, so the females change sex into males. The name "luculentus"...

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Ornate wrasse
Selasa, 2025-11-25 04:43:45

spending the night on their sides in the sand. The ornate wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite and females may transform into males which is signified...

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White grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:57:19

is linked to an upwelling off the coasts of those nations. They are protogynous hermaphrodites with the females reaching sexual maturity on attainment...

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Saddled seabream
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:34:33

September. Normally this is a is gonochoristic fish, although some are protogynous, and all adults with lengths greater than 29.3 cm (11.5 in) are female...

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Notolabrus gymnogenis
Kamis, 2026-01-01 03:18:23

This allows this fish to have highly precise locomotion. This fish is protogynous, being born female and changing sex to a male later on in life, at a...

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Rimicaris exoculata
Kamis, 2025-10-02 09:57:54

attached. Rimicaris shrimp reproduce through internal fertilization and are protogynous. Females carry their embryos under their abdomen, utilizing modified...

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Victoria boliviana
Senin, 2025-11-24 07:05:18

green, blue, or maroon. The petiole is prickly. The nocturnal, solitary, protogynous, white to pink, prickly, up to 36 cm wide flowers float on the water...

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Orangeback angelfish
Jumat, 2025-10-03 09:07:05

which is typically encountered in groups of up to 10 fishes. They are protogynous hermaphrodites in which the most dominant female in a group becomes male...

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Centropyge multicolor
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:57:49

is typically encountered in harems of 3-7 fishes. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and has the ability to change sex from female to male....

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Pomacanthus navarchus
Minggu, 2026-03-08 11:48:26

sponges, algae, tunicates, zooplankton and small invertebrates. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting adult life as a female and later becoming a male...

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Bulimulus bonariensis
Minggu, 2025-09-28 22:41:16

are whitish but will turn brown a few days before hatching. Adults are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning female reproductive organs develop first followed...

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Chlorurus gibbus
Senin, 2026-05-18 02:51:40

algae. They have been recorded as attaining 14 years of age. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and have a social structure consisting of harems with...

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Snowflake moray
Selasa, 2026-05-19 08:05:12

jaws located in the throat or pharynx. This species is an unconfirmed protogynous hermaphrodite, meaning that they are able to change sex during their...

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Centropyge ferrugata
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:42:20

detritus, coral polyps, sponges and small gastropods. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the dominant female in a group will change sex if there...

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Spicara smaris
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:52:51

sociable fish, forming large groups with others of its species. It is a protogynous sequential hermaphrodite, individuals maturing as females and becoming...

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Diversity of fish
Selasa, 2026-02-24 09:04:51

groupers change their sex to male if no male is available. Grouper are protogynous hermaphrodites, who school in harems of three to fifteen females. When...

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Nymphaea
Senin, 2026-05-18 04:37:13

hermaphrodite, entomophilous, fragrant or inodorous flowers are mostly protogynous. The flowers have (3–)4(–5) green, sometimes spotted sepals, and about...

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Mycteroperca fusca
Rabu, 2026-01-28 01:42:01

prefers areas with crevices, caves and seaweed to provide cover. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. the females change to males, and aggregations of...

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Bubba (fish)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 14:47:47

female and about 25 cm (10 in) long. Bubba changed sex to male (being a protogynous hermaphrodite) in the mid-1990s and eventually grew to 154 lb while living...

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Ophisternon bengalense
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 03:45:22

bengalense has an almost unknown biology. It is thought likely to be a protogynous hermaphrodite which lays eggs in a tunnel excavated into the soft substrate...

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Bicolor angelfish
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 03:54:50

for approximately 32 days. All larvae are female, as this species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, and sex change only happens in adulthood and in special...

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Nemipteridae
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:35:11

upper lobe of the caudal fin. Some species, especially in Scolopsis are protogynous hermaphrodites. These fishes vary in size from the redfin dwarf monocle...

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Nemipterus
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:52:11

dimorphism in size with males being larger females smaller. They may be protogynous hermaphrodites or males may grow faster than females. They spawn throughout...

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Spotted sand-diver
Senin, 2025-10-06 01:15:51

zooplankton, or to display. Some species in the genus Trichonotus are protogynous hermaphrodites. Carpenter, K.E. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2017) [errata version...

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Mottled grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:26:44

shallower inshore waters. It feeds on molluscs and small fishes. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the transition from female to male happens when they are...

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Acanthopagrus latus
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:44:16

echinoderms, molluscs, worms and crustaceans. At least some individuals are protogynous hermaphrodites but a few may be gonochristic. Off southern China spawning...

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Pyrosome
Jumat, 2026-04-17 10:03:19

that male gametes are produced before female, while the open end is protogynous, with the female gametes maturing before the male. Pyrosomes are filter...

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Snowy grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:23:56

fishes, gastropods, cephalopods, and brachyuran crustaceans. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and form aggregations for spawning. Females attain sexual...

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Barred thicklip
Selasa, 2026-05-19 21:23:56

on or in the substrate. Like most wrasse, the chain-lined wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. individuals start life as females with the capability...

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Zoanthus sociatus
Sabtu, 2025-12-20 11:25:42

fertilization, and are mostly hermaphroditic, although some are male or protogynous (female and then male). Z. sociatus was found to reproduce seasonally...

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Thermogenic plant
Senin, 2026-05-18 11:06:44

a lot of mass to create and retain heat. Thermogenic plants are also protogynous, meaning that the female part of the plant matures before the male part...

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Centropyge multispinis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 13:59:59

angelfish. Its diet is made up of algae and detritus. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and has the ability to change sex from female to male....

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Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Senin, 2025-10-06 02:29:46

or found in small groups. It may found resting on the bottom. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite. While swimming about reefs, this fish will use only its...

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Pink maomao
Minggu, 2025-12-14 07:19:53

australasicus), retreating to rocky areas to spend the night. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, they are hatched as females and may change sex to become...

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Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:26:53

Males are territorial. Apolemichthys trimaculatus is diurnal and a protogynous hermaphrodite: all fry are females, and it is possible for them to change...

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Twospined angelfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:49:53

social groups consisting of a single male and a few females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and the most dominant of the females in a group will change...

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Speckled hind
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:23:36

crab, shrimp and lobsters as well as molluscs such as squid. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and gather in aggregations to spawn. The females become...

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Greenbone
Selasa, 2026-05-19 07:45:15

names: kōeaea, marare, mararī, matohe and tarao. Greenbone fish are protogynous hermaphrodites, beginning life as female and a proportion becoming male...

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Paracentropyge multifasciata
Selasa, 2026-05-19 09:53:38

male and usually multiple females. Like all other angelfish it is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with all individuals being female initially and the dominant...

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Gulf grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:26:36

three to five females for each male. This species is thought to be a protogynous hermaphrodite as the males are normally considerably larger than females...

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Halichoeres chrysus
Senin, 2025-12-15 00:36:04

on or in the substrate. Like most wrasses, Halichoeres chrysus is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. individuals start life as females with the capability...

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Scarus psittacus
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 17:41:26

on which it feeds. Like most species of parrotfish S. psittacus is a protogynous hermaphrodite and is sexually dichromatic. The population is made up...

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Creole wrasse
Senin, 2026-03-23 12:28:56

crevice in the reef to sleep.[citation needed] The creole wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite; the largest fish in a group is a dominant breeding male...

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Blue cod
Selasa, 2026-05-19 08:49:08

kopukopu, pākirikiri, pātutuki, rāwaru and taipua. Parapercis colias are protogynous hermaphrodites, which means they have both female and male reproductive...

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Lemonpeel angelfish
Kamis, 2025-10-02 17:46:35

groups, a harem of a single male and several females. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and if there is no male in the group the dominant female...

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Black seabream
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:04:59

especially crustaceans. It often gathers in large schools. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the females can attain sexual maturity at around two years...

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Brown-marbled grouper
Selasa, 2026-05-19 09:00:53

a fish and is expected to live until at least 40 years old. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, which means the female can evolve into a male during its...

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Anthias anthias
Kamis, 2026-05-21 19:06:05

on zooplankton, small crustacea and smaller fishes. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, all individuals hatch as females. Each time a male dies...

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Sex reversal
Rabu, 2026-04-08 11:13:47

upon three modes—protogyny, protandry, and bi-directional sex change. Protogynous sex change is the female to male gonadal redifferentiation, and it is...

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Lethrinus miniatus
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:58:46

and sea urchins. They are found in small schools. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Lethrinus miniatus is caught by Handline fishing and dropline...

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Purple Sea
Rabu, 2026-03-04 09:31:28

the Sicilian name of the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis), a protogynous fish that is born female and turns male as it grows older. The Viola...

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Chrysoblephus puniceus
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:54:27

prefer shallower waters than adults. Chrysoblephus puniceus is the only protogynous hermaphrodite in the Natal area, with females becoming male at approximately...

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Aceria elongata
Minggu, 2025-06-29 03:28:12

yellow-white. Deutogynes lack opisthosomal microtubercles present in the protogynous generations. "Aceria elongata". gallformers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29...

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Yellow-edged lyretail
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:41:54

aggregations off Aceh in Sumatra. This species is yet to be confirmed as a protogynous hermaphrodite. Spawning takes place between December and February. This...

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Centropyge fisheri
Senin, 2026-05-18 00:35:33

algae but some worms and crustaceans are consumed. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the dominant female in a group will change sex if there...

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Rypticus
Selasa, 2026-03-24 05:54:35

feeding at night on crustaceans, molluscs, and fish. These fish are protogynous hermaphrodites, with females able to change sex to male. This is not...

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Orange-spotted grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:23:32

will at least partially bury themselves in the mud. They are diandric protogynous hermaphrodites, some males develop from juveniles to males while others...

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Anampses chrysocephalus
Minggu, 2025-09-28 07:38:56

10 cm. Like other members of its genus, the psychedelic wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, capable of changing sex from female to male depending...

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Spicara maena
Minggu, 2025-10-05 23:37:06

schools and feeds on small benthic invertebrates and zooplankton. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later changing into a male...

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Pseudanthias parvirostris
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:58:01

guards a harem made up of a small group of females. They are nonadric protogynous hermaphrodites and when the dominant male is lost the most dominant female...

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Achoerodus gouldii
Sabtu, 2026-02-28 16:23:22

biology of the foxfish Bodianus frenchii , a very long‐lived and monandric protogynous hermaphroditic labrid". Journal of Fish Biology. 77 (3): 600–626. doi:10...

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Mycteroperca microlepis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:48:09

bream, jacks and pompanos, drums and grey mullet. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite; all fish start life as females, attaining sexual maturity...

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Brownspotted grouper
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:35:21

fishes and crustaceans, mainly stomatopods and crabs. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and the change in sex from female to male takes place between...

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Halichoeres prosopeion
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:48:50

captured on or in the substrate. Like most wrasse, the twotone wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. individuals start life as females with the capability...

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Checkerboard wrasse
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:38:54

or in the sand. Like many other wrasses, the checkerboard wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later becoming a male, changing...

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Exquisite wrasse
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:43:36

some association with the mushroom Heliofungia actiniformis. They are protogynous hermaphrodites the males developing a larger size, longer more pointed...

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Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:22:28

captured on or in the substrate. Like most wrasse, the canari wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. individuals start life as females with the capability...

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Halichoeres californicus
Selasa, 2026-03-10 04:01:48

biology of this fish is not well known. Some sources suggest it may be a protogynous hermaphrodite, with the female able to change sex and become male, while...

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Eupomatia
Senin, 2025-08-25 20:17:29

New Guinea The species occur in tropical and subtropical rainforests Protogynous and autocompatible flowers, with a reduction in selfing through herkogamy...

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Hawkfish anthias
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:00:39

shelter. Their diet consists mainly of zooplankton. Hawkfish anthias are protogynous hermaphrodites and when a male in a loose aggregation dies or dis appears...

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Yellow grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:23:28

and crabs, as well as fish and cephalopods. The yellow grouper is a protogynous hermaphrodite and, in Hong Kong, spawning takes place from February and...

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Epinephelus andersoni
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:23:24

south of Durban. This species is a relatively slow-growing, diandric protogynous hermaphrodite, this means that some males are change sex from functional...

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Centropyge potteri
Selasa, 2026-05-19 09:53:46

social groups, harems with a single male and up to 8 females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and if no male is present the dominant female will change...

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Swallowtail hawkfish
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:06:11

on pelagic crustaceans, copepods and other zooplankton. It may be a protogynous hermaphrodite but further study is needed to confirm this. The swallowtail...

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Leopard coral grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:29:00

fish stocks respond to various levels of fishing pressure. They are protogynous hermaphrodites, starting their lives as females, and change sex later...

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Nymphaea elegans
Sabtu, 2026-03-07 07:59:36

the submerged side of the leaf is purple. The fragrant flowers are protogynous. During the first day of flowering they are functionally female. In the...

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Magnolia tamaulipana
Senin, 2026-02-09 15:34:01

and other beetles in family Staphylinidae. The plants produce large protogynous flowers which are viable for up to 24 hours. The flowers are thermogenic...

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Pomacanthus asfur
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:53:41

normally recorded near caves or crevices in the reef. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the larger fish in a pair will change sex to become male...

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Cephalopholis taeniops
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:58:21

found in shallow rocky reefs and on sandy bottoms. It is a diandric protogynous hermaphrodite. Some of the males do not necessarily have a functional...

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Diplodus cervinus
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:54:27

which feeds on small invertebrates and seaweeds. The zebra seabream is a protogynous hermaphrodite, in which the males usually reach sexual maturity at a...

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Stoplight parrotfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:37:58

only in specimens in the terminal phase. The stoplight parrotfish is a protogynous hermaphrodite that shows full sexual dichromatism, meaning that it changes...

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Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:33:37

invertebrates and is found in small schools. This species is thought to be a protogynous hermaphrodite as the population shows sex ratios biased towards females...

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Porgy fishing
Minggu, 2024-10-13 18:58:42

invertebrates. They can reach a maximum size of 60 cm in length. They are protogynous meaning females have the ability to change to males. Scup occur primarily...

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Callanthias
Senin, 2026-05-18 00:44:53

males have long filaments extending from both lobes. They appear to be protogynous and when they change from female to male this is associated with changes...

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Centropyge eibli
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:33:35

male and several females. It feeds mainly on algae. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and the dominant female in a harem will change sex to male...

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Black musselcracker
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:37:51

the age of the oldest fish recorded. This species is thought to be a protogynous hermaphrodite and, off the Eastern Cape, spawning occurs between May...

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Hemigymnus melapterus
Minggu, 2026-06-07 20:20:16

expelling the sand through the gill operculae. Like most wrasse, it is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. individuals start life as females with the capability...

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Calotomus zonarchus
Rabu, 2025-10-01 03:25:39

30 cm (one foot) in length, are herbivorous. They are hermaphrodite protogynous. Yellowbar Parrotfish have rough jaws of fused pebble-like teeth that...

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Common pandora
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:44:36

fish are found farther inshore than the adults. The common pandora is a protogynous hermaphroditism in which the females change sex to become males when...

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Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:15:05

alarmed they hide among the coral. Like all other angelfish it is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with all individuals being female initially and the dominant...

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Equisetum ramosissimum var. huegelii
Jumat, 2024-03-15 03:31:15

germinate within a few days at humid condition. Gametophytes reproduce protogynous reproduction i.e., formation of female gamete before male one. Equisetum...

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Planchonella australis
Rabu, 2025-10-15 07:17:59

plant bleeds a milky latex when cut or broken. Pouteria australis is protogynous; that is, the female parts of the tree mature before the male parts,...

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Jansen's wrasse
Kamis, 2026-05-21 11:01:37

pectoral fins for thrust (known as labriform locomotion). This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, some females change into males when there are no males...

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Pseudochrominae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 19:44:41

hermaphroditic, some may be simultaneously hermaphroditic while other species are protogynous hermaphrodites or protandrous hermaphrodites and they adopt the colouring...

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Arrow goby
Sabtu, 2024-12-14 07:00:56

is also used to signal for mates. The individuals of this species are protogynous hermaphrodites; young adults are females and as they mature they become...

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Coral reef fish
Kamis, 2026-03-12 18:53:40

pessuliferus) are known to cooperate with each other when hunting. Grouper are protogynous hermaphrodites, who school in harems that can vary greatly in size according...

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Epinephelus
Rabu, 2026-05-20 08:13:59

had their reproductive biology studied, and many species appear to be protogynous hermaphrodites. In some species, though, males in the populations are...

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Mycteroperca rosacea
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:59:05

diverse range of benthic fishes and crustaceans. It is thought to be a protogynous hermaphrodite with sexually mature females changing sex to become males...

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Ranunculus adoneus
Rabu, 2026-05-13 08:26:34

become higher through stem elongation in the summer. The flowers are protogynous: the pistils mature before the maturation of the anthers to prevent self-fertility...

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Yellowhead wrasse
Rabu, 2026-05-20 01:29:08

a cleaner fish. Like many other wrasses, the yellowhead wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later becoming a male, changing...

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Blue-throated wrasse
Kamis, 2026-05-21 20:24:49

mainly feeds on molluscs and crustaceans. The blue-throated wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, females change sex into males, which happens after they...

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Labrus
Kamis, 2025-10-23 19:14:24

Mediterranean and Black seas. Like most wrasses, Labrus species are protogynous, and can undergo sex change from female to male. The form of protogyny...

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Pagrus
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:18:10

cephalopods and fishes. P. pagrus and P. caeruleostictus are at least partial protogynous hermaphrodites. Pagrus seabreams are valued as food fishes, as well as...

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Paralabrax dewegeri
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:29:24

sexual maturity at about 11 centimetres (4.3 in) and this species is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Paralabrax dewegeri was first formally described as Prionodes...

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Yellowfin grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:17:44

contents sampled consisting of reef fishes with some squid. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite and the females reach sexual maturity at a fork length...

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Hawaiian grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:24:04

reefs at depths between 20 and 380 metres (66 and 1,247 ft). It is a protogynous hermaphrodite and 50% of the females are sexually mature at 58 centimetres...

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Evynnis tumifrons
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:28:55

copepods, annelids and marine water fleas. The yellowback seabream is a protogynous hermaphrodite the change of sex occurs at around four years old in the...

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Longfin grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 13:19:53

which feeds on worms, smaller fishes and crustaceans. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and the females become sexually mature at around 24 centimetres...

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Sling-jaw wrasse
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:49:12

mimicking, they hunt for small fish. This species is likely to exhibit protogynous hermaphrodity, first maturing as a female and later on transitioning...

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Halfbanded angelfish
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:01:40

groups, harems of a male and as many as 4 females. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and if the male in a group disappears the dominant female...

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Mediterranean flour moth
Senin, 2026-05-25 12:32:58

behaviors are useful in successful mating. The Mediterranean flour moth is a protogynous species, so females emerge significantly earlier than males. This mechanism...

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Scarus niger
Senin, 2026-02-23 22:59:12

approximately 230-240mm long and weighs around 240g. The dusky parrotfish is a protogynous hermaphrodite, as evidenced by instances where a dominant female in a...

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Ulmus laciniata
Kamis, 2026-02-26 05:19:05

crossability experiments at the Arnold Arboretum in the 1970s, U. laciniata, a protogynous species, was found to be incompatible with U. davidiana var. japonica...

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Dascyllus
Senin, 2026-05-18 20:21:55

the D. trimaculatus group are gonochoristic, but all other species are protogynous (ie, females can change sex and become males as they grow older or larger)...

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Labrus viridis
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 12:20:56

on small fish, crustaceans and other invertebrates. It is probably a protogynous hermaphrodite, that is it starts life as a female but at some stage changes...

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Cabomba
Rabu, 2026-02-18 08:46:41

nectaries at the base. Petals may also have purplish edges. Flowers are protogynous, having primarily female sexual structures on the first day of appearance...

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Lethrinus variegatus
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:33:33

It preys on small benthic invertebrates. The variegated emperor is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Lethrinus...

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Calotomus spinidens
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:58:53

Robertson, D. R., Reinboth, R., & Bruce, R. W. (1982). Gonochorism, protogynous sex change and spawning in three Sparisomatinine parrotfishes from the...

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Mycteroperca interstitialis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:08:46

sexually mature at 2 years old, but 4 years old is more normal, They are protogynous hermaphrodites, and between 5 and 14 years old the females change sex...

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Scolopsis bilineata
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:29:53

Its prey is mainly benthic invertebrates and smaller fishes. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, but there is no evidence that this is functional, and...

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Eriophorum angustifolium
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 20:59:05

particularly well in freshly disturbed, cut or eroded peat. E. angustifolium is protogynous. Sexual reproduction in Eriophorum angustifolium begins with flowering...

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Nuphar saikokuensis
Kamis, 2025-07-31 08:44:33

and 5–20 cm wide. The petioles are flattened to terete. The yellow, protogynous, pedunculate, 3–4 cm wide flowers are raised above the water surface...

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Genicanthus melanospilos
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:17:19

water over reefs. Like all other angelfish the spotbreast angelfish is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with all individuals being female initially and the dominant...

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Salicornia quinqueflora
Sabtu, 2026-01-03 13:53:51

regions of Otago in New Zealand. For the hermaphrodite flowers, they are protogynous. This means that the female stigma matures before the male anther to...

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Splendid sea perch
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:58:47

butterfly perch (Caesioperca lepidoptera). Callanthis species appear to be protogynous hermaphrodites and the grow of the filaments on the caudal fin may be...

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Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
Senin, 2025-11-03 12:06:06

invertebrates especially sponges and tunicates. Like all other angelfish it is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with all individuals being female initially and the dominant...

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Paedogobius kimurai
Minggu, 2025-10-05 03:26:32

Its Japanese language common name is shirasukiba-haze. This fish is a protogynous hermaphrodite, undergoing a form of sequential hermaphroditism in which...

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Sailfin grouper
Minggu, 2026-05-17 23:17:58

ratio and lack of small males suggests that this species is a monandric protogynous hermaphrodite but this has not been confirmed histologically. Spawning...

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Parapercis hexophtalma
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:25:08

also taking small fish. Several members of the family Pinguipedidae are protogynous hermaphrodites, starting their adult life as females and changing sex...

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Yellow clown goby
Jumat, 2026-01-23 22:56:33

other species in its genus, the yellow clown goby is a bidirectional protogynous hermaphrodite. It starts life always as a female and when paired up as...

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Pseudanthias rubrizonatus
Jumat, 2026-05-22 01:42:50

reefs. Like most other anthias species, Pseuadanthias rubrizonatus is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Also following the general trend, fish of this species...

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Pinguicula alpina
Minggu, 2026-06-07 04:43:15

lower lip. These can be variable in size and shape. The flowers are protogynous, meaning that the female stigmas mature before the male anthers, and...

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Chrysoblephus laticeps
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 21:29:47

reefs with elevated topography in deep water. Crysoblephus laticeps is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the mature females transform into territorial males upon...

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Symphodus caeruleus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 20:25:17

cover, feeding and nesting. Like many wrasse species this fish is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with sexual maturity being attained by males at a total...

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Bugulina flabellata
Minggu, 2025-10-12 08:01:55

ephemeral fronds during the summer and autumn. Bugulina flabellata is a protogynous hermaphrodite, that is, each zooid starts life as a female but later...

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Genicanthus watanabei
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:56:09

water column. Like all of their congeners the blackedged angelfish is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting their life as female and the dominant female...

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Polysteganus praeorbitalis
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:59:11

northwards. Normally solitary, Polysteganus praeorbitalis is thought to be a protogynous hermaphrodite, but this is not yet confirmed. For commercial and recreational...

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Paralabrax
Minggu, 2025-08-03 08:49:54

Serranidae, some Paralabrax species are hermaphrodites, specifically protogynous hermaphrodites, which are female when young and eventually change into...

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Brownspotted wrasse
Kamis, 2026-05-21 20:24:45

amphipods, isopods, prawns, crabs and echinoids. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, it switches sex from female to male at some stage in its...

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Centropyge joculator
Rabu, 2026-05-20 16:50:16

social groups, harems with a single male and up to 4 females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and if no male is present the dominant female will change...

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Pomacanthus maculosus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:57:33

Divers have noted that this is a curious species and is not shy. They are protogynous hermaphrodites and the older females can change sex to become males when...

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Cephalopholis panamensis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:58:33

be found in coral reefs. It feeds on fishes and crustaceans. They are protogynous hermaphrodites, the males are larger and older than the females with...

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Nymphaea tenuinervia
Kamis, 2024-11-28 01:37:21

trichosclereids in the mesophyll layer of the leaf. Nymphaea tenuinervia has protogynous flowers with nocturnal anthesis. The floral fragrance has been described...

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Queen coris
Rabu, 2026-02-11 23:05:06

oviparous, which means it produces its offspring from eggs. It is a protogynous fish, meaning it is semi-hermaphrodite. A semi-hermaphrodite can change...

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Liopropoma rubre
Kamis, 2026-05-21 11:55:52

on crustaceans and other fishes. There is some evidence that it is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Liopropoma rubre was first formally described in 1861...

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Halichoeres richmondi
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:48:54

on or in the substrate. Like most wrasse, the chain-lined wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. individuals start life as females with the capability...

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Cephalopholis boenak
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:22:28

preys mainly on other fishes and on crustaceans. The chocolate hind is a protogynous hermaphrodite, they undergo a sex change from females to males, although...

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Blackear wrasse
Selasa, 2025-09-30 21:56:45

they are predated by larger predatory fish. This wrasse is a sequential protogynous hermaphrodite: every individual begins life as a females but some fish...

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Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:57:41

composed of sponges and tunicates. Like all other angelfish it is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with all individuals being female initially and the dominant...

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Spondyliosoma emarginatum
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:26:23

crustaceans while the juveniles feed on zooplankton. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, spawning between July and October in the Western Cape...

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Nymphaea caatingae
Jumat, 2025-08-01 00:43:36

pseudanthia are the main mode of vegetative propagation. The nocturnal, protogynous flowers last for two days. Autogamy does not occur. Fruit set has only...

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Resplendent pygmy angelfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:22:24

over rock and rubble substrates. It feeds on algae or detritus. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, like other members of the genus Centropyge, and the young...

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Hargeria rapax
Senin, 2026-06-01 11:38:01

Killifish, and other similarly sized carnivorous fish. Hargeria rapax is a protogynous species meaning they start life as the female morph then transition to...

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Cirrhitus pinnulatus
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:08:44

into the water column to release their gametes. They are likely to be protogynous hermaphrodites but further study is needed to confirm this. Cirrhatus...

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Coral hawkfish
Kamis, 2026-05-21 11:01:57

males are territorial and guard harems of females. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite. the juveniles are females and some will change sex to...

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Epinephelus ongus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:42:15

associated with branching corals such as Acropora. It is likelyto be a protogynous hermaphrodite, with half of the fish changing sex at a total length of...

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Pleurosicya mossambica
Kamis, 2025-10-02 17:39:29

well as mucus and polyps off of corals. Pleurosicya mossambica is a protogynous species, meaning that they are sequential hermaphrodites with female...

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Chrysoblephus cristiceps
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:31:57

variety of reef associated invertebrates. The daggerhead seabream is a protogynous hermaphrodite with a spawning season that runs from November to January...

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Lethrinus atkinsoni
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:20:15

found between 2 and 8 metres. Lethrinus atkinsoni has been found to be a protogynous hermaphrodite, the males develop from mature females, in some populations...

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Parrot seaperch
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:32:33

spawning takes place in December and January. This species may be a protogynous hermaphrodite. It is a carnivorous species which feeds on crustaceans...

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Lethrinus obsoletus
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:20:11

obsoletus preys mainly on crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, and in Palau, spawning takes place between November and...

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Canellaceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 04:00:56

in both xeric and wet forests. In Canella winterana, the flowers are protogynous. The berries are usually red, and probably eaten by birds, which contribute...

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Orange pipe sponge
Rabu, 2025-07-09 06:03:40

exterior of the sponge has micro-hairs. Leucosolenia botryoides is a protogynous hermaphrodite, much like other sponges in the Calcarea class. They typically...

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Pollination trap
Kamis, 2026-05-07 02:02:30

disperse their genetics to another plant. Nearly all trap flowers are protogynous. There is a large number of different flies that the arum plant attracts...

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Argyrops spinifer
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:26:37

invertebrates, particularly molluscs. The king soldierbream may be a protogynous hermaphrodite. In the Arabian Sea spawning was seen to take place between...

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Pagellus bellottii
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:38:35

Mediterranean then it is thought to be during the summer that it spawns. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Pagellus bellottii is one of the most important target...

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Genicanthus semifasciatus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:57:29

found on the seaward sides of rocky and coral reefs. This species is protogynously hermaphroditic and is normally encountered in harems consisting of a...

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Cephalopholis leopardus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 15:32:01

diurnal activity which can be maximal at sunrise and/or at sunset. It is protogynous hermaphrodite, which means the female can change sex to become male during...

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Halichoeres scapularis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 07:06:53

towards conspecifics. Like most other wrasses, the zigzag wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite, with all individuals starting life as female with the...

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Latent sling-jaw wrasse
Kamis, 2026-05-21 20:24:13

reefs and lagoons as well as in nearby sea grass beds. This fish is a protogynous hermaphrodite which has been recorded spawning in the late afternoons...

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Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:27:47

juveniles are found between 60 and 100 m (200 and 330 ft). This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite with the females reaching sexual maturity at a fork length...

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Spotted hawkfish
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:54:50

rays. They feed on small fishes and crustaceans. They are thought to be protogynous hermaphrodites and to be organised into harems of a single male and a...

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Scolopsis
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:54:46

other fish species. Some of the species in this genus are known to be protogynous hermaphrodites. Nicolas Baillie (2019). "Scolopsis Cuvier, 1814". WoRMS...

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Pictilabrus laticlavius
Senin, 2026-05-18 02:51:16

and small shrimps and crabs. Like many wrasse, P. lacticlaviatus is a protogynous hermaphrodite and shows sexual dichromatism in which the females hold...

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Squaretail coral grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 21:44:34

maturing into a fish. There is some evidence of the changing of sex, or protogynous hermaphroditism. Evidence of this is seen in gonad tissue that may contain...

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Pagellus affinis
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:29:07

to be larger than females, and this suggests that this species is a protogynous hermaphrodite. These fishes spawned during the monsoon from August to...

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Sawtail grouper
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:26:40

fishes in daytime and crustaceans at night. It is thought that it is a protogynous hermaphrodite with the older reproductively functional females changing...

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Cephalopholis fulva
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:58:29

these predators. The juveniles are mimics of damselfish. The coney is a protogynous hermaphrodite, the females attain sexual maturity at a total length of...

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Nemanthias ignitus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:23:08

intensifies and they erect their red dorsal fins. They are nonandric protogynous hermaphrodites in which all the fish are born female and the largest...

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Chrysoblephus anglicus
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:12:01

is little known but spawning occurs in the spring and some adults are protogynous. Chrysoblephus anglicus ranks as the fifth most important reef fish species...

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Clematis akebioides
Jumat, 2026-03-20 22:13:29

facilitate pollinating on different lineages. C. akebioides is also a protogynous plant, meaning the female reproductive organ matures before the male...

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Cirrhitichthys
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:50:53

thickened lower pectoral fin rays among sponges and corals. They are protogynous hermaphrodites, all start out as female and live in harems, if the male...

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Parapercis maculata
Kamis, 2026-05-21 16:26:36

pelvic fins. Like many other members of its genus, it is thought to be a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting adult life as a female and later becoming a male...

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Monocotyledon reproduction
Sabtu, 2025-10-11 02:27:58

differentiation in the ripening of sexual organs, is common in monocots with both protogynous and protoandrous flowers. Herkogamy, which is the spatial separation...

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Lethrinus harak
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:20:23

the larger the home range. The thumbprint emperor is thought to be a protogynous hermaphrodite which gathers in spawning aggregations to breed, in Japan...

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Pseudanthias huchtii
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:58:17

of coral reefs. Like all species of Pseudanthias they are nonandric protogynous hermaphrodites in which all the fish are born female and the largest...

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Ulmus minor 'Atinia'
Selasa, 2026-03-24 20:01:05

succeeded in hybridizing English elm with U. glabra and U. rubra, both also protogynous species. However, the same experiments also showed English elm to be...

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Epinephelus rivulatus
Kamis, 2026-05-21 20:27:06

It is found at depths of 1 to 150 metres (3.3 to 492.1 ft). It is a protogynous hermaphrodite. Sexually mature females were found between fork lengths...

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Acanthopagrus butcheri
Senin, 2026-05-18 21:32:03

1007/s10126-006-6023-7. PMID 16937020. S2CID 36465594. Rowland, S.J.; R. Snape. "Labile protogynous hermaphroditism in the black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro) (Sparidae)"...

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Halichoeres sanchezi
Senin, 2026-05-11 10:07:50

the first and second rays. H. sanchezi are hermaphrodites, most often protogynous. The largest female in a given area can change its sex to male in order...

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