title: Hermaphroditism in the dash-and-dot goatfish Parupeneus barberinus.
abstract: Presence of bisexual individuals and a sex-specific bimodal size distribution are suggestive of protogyny in the dash-and-dot goatfish Parupeneus barberinus, but the most parsimonious interpretation of histological analysis is juvenile hermaphroditism. This is the first report of hermaphroditism in the Mullidae.
authors.affiliation: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96817, U.S.A.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Longenecker
authors.affiliation: Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96817, U.S.A.|Windward Community College, 45-720 Kea'ahala Road, Kāne'ohe, Hawai'i, 96744, U.S.A.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Langston
authors.affiliation: Northern Marianas College, P.O. Box 501250, Saipan, Marianas Protectorate, 96950, C.N.M.I.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010473:Perciformes / Q000502:physiology*; D019849:Sex Determination Processes
keywords: Mullidae; Papua New Guinea; histology; immature bisexual