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First record of intersexuality in Euthynnus alletteratus in the Mediterranean Sea: histological description

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2014

D. Macías ,
S. Saber ,
A.M. Osuna ,
R.M. Cruz-Castán ,
M.J. Gómez-Vives  and
J.C. Báez
D. Macías*
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero s/n Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
S. Saber
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero s/n Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
A.M. Osuna
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero s/n Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
R.M. Cruz-Castán
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero s/n Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
M.J. Gómez-Vives
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero s/n Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
J.C. Báez
Affiliation:
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero s/n Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: D. Macías, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero s/n Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain email: david.macias@ma.ieo.es
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Abstract

We report the first record of intersexuality in little tunny Euthynnus alletteratus caught in the Mediterranean Sea. The little tunny were sampled in traps from La Azohía (Murcia) south-eastern Spanish Mediterranean coast and Tarifa (Cádiz) between April and June, during 2003 to 2012. We found a low prevalence of intersexuality (two specimens out of a total of 449 little tunny). We show a detailed histological description.

Keywords

histologygonochoristic speciesintersexMediterraneanLittle tunny
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e3
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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