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They areprotogynoushermaphrodites, all starting off as females and changing to males, a process which, for the moon wrasse, takes only 10 days.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It isprotogynoushermaphrodite, which means the female can evolved to male during its life.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.About 75% of all sequentially hermaphroditic fish species areprotogynous.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The flowers areprotogynous, meaning that the female stigmas mature before the male anthers, and are pollinated by flies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is aprotogynoushermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later changing into a male.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hawkfishes are noted for theirprotogynoushermaphrodism; functional females will change into males if the dominant supermale dies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They can change from a male to female (protandry), or from female to male (protogyny) or from female to hermaphrodite (protogynoushermaphroditism).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The hogfish is aprotogynous, first female hermaphrodite: juvenile hogfish start out as female and then mature to become male.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Black sea bass areprotogynoushermaphrodites, meaning they generally first mature as females and some later become male.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Black seabream areprotogynousmeaning females have the ability to change to males.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is aprotogynoussequential hermaphrodite, individuals maturing as females and becoming males at some later point.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because of this, they are considered to beprotogynoushermaphrodites which have planktonic larvae.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is aprotogynoushermaphrodite, i.e. the young are predominantly female, but transform into males as they grow larger.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Inprotogynousmating systems where males dominate mating with many females, size plays a significant role in male reproductive success.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They use external fertilization, and are mostly hermaphroditic, although some are male orprotogynous(female and then male).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Red grouper are unique in the fact that they areprotogynoushermaphrodites, beginning life as females, with some later transforming into males.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They exhibitprotogynoushermaphroditism, with all individuals being born females and turning into males once they reach a certain size under the correct conditions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is aprotogynoushermaphrodite.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Goliath groupers are believed to beprotogynoushermaphrodites, with individuals first maturing as females and only some large adults becoming males.
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