A protogynous hermaphrodite is an animal that begins its life cycle as a female. As the animal ages, based on internal or external triggers, it shifts sex to become a male animal. Many fish, such as the
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protogynous hermaphrodite — A hermaphrodite that functions first as a female and then transforms into a male; see protandrous hermaphrodite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
protogynous — adjective for protogyny or a proterogynous hermaphrodite … Dictionary of ichthyology
protogynous — [prəʊ tɒdʒɪnəs] adjective Botany & Zoology (of a hermaphrodite flower or animal) having the female reproductive organs come to maturity before the male. The opposite of protandrous. Derivatives protogyny noun … English new terms dictionary
protandrous hermaphrodite — A hermaphrodite that functions first as male and then transforms into female; see protogynous hermaphrodite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
consecutive hermaphrodite — a protandrous or protogynous hermaphrodite, q.v., where either the male or the female sexual organs become functional first followed subsequently by the other one … Dictionary of ichthyology
Sequential hermaphroditism — (called dichogamy in botany) is a type of hermaphroditism that occurs in many fish, gastropods and plants. Here, the individual is born one sex and changes sex at some point in their life. They can change from a male to female (protandry), or… … Wikipedia
Atlantic Goliath grouper — Taxobox name = Atlantic Goliath grouper status = CR status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=Chan Tak Chuen Padovani Ferrera|year=2006|id=7857|title=Epinephelus itajara|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map and … Wikipedia
Grouper — For other meanings, see Grouper (disambiguation). Taxobox name = Groupers image width = 250px image caption = Malabar grouper, Epinephelus malabaricus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia =… … Wikipedia
Black grouper — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Anthiinae — Taxobox | name = Anthias image width = 245px image caption = Sea goldie, Pseudanthias squamipinnis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Serranidae subfamilia = Anthiinae subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
