A great deal of information is known regarding the process of sex differentiation in fish, and
the mechanisms involved in primary sex determination are now beginning to be defined. A …

Teleost fishes are characterized by a diversity of sexual patterns. Hermaphroditism, the
expression of both male and female reproductive function in a single individual, generates …

A review of sexuality in the Sparidae shows that protandrous, protogynous, simultaneous
and rudimentary hermaphroditism have all been reported in the family. Careful histological …

The Cape commercial linefishery consists of about 2 500 vessels (5.5–15 m long), which
operate on the continental shelf (5–1 Page 1 The Cape commercial linefishery consists of …

We studied parrotfish (Scaridae) assemblages on coral reefs in relation to fishing pressure
around six Caribbean islands. Fishing intensity ranged from virtually none in Bonaire, and …

The impact of exploitation on various life-history characteristics of two sex changing, reef-
dwelling sparid species was examined by comparing populations protected in a large …

This publication is a compilation of species profiles for 139 important marine linefish species
from 38 families caught in southern African waters, including both teleosts and …

The life history of the white sea bream Diplodus sargus in the Azores showed a pattern
consistent with digynic hermaphroditism achieving sexual maturity during the second year of …

A preliminary investigation of length-weight relationship, condition factor and reproductive
ecology of African pike fish, Hepsetus odoe, was conducted between June to August 2010 in …

Movements of five warm-temperate, sparid reef fishes were studied on South Africa's
Agulhas Bank by mark–recapture. A small proportion (7.4%) of recaptured Petrus rupestris …