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. 2003 Mar;46(3):358-61.
doi: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00233-3.

Evidence of a high percentage of intersex in the Mediterranean swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.)

G De Metrio  1 , A Corriero, S Desantis, D Zubani, F Cirillo, M Deflorio, C R Bridges, J Eicker, J M de la Serna, P Megalofonou, D E Kime
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Evidence of a high percentage of intersex in the Mediterranean swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.)

G De Metrio et al. Mar Pollut Bull. 2003 Mar.

Abstract

The first evidence of the presence of intersexuality in a wild population of Mediterranean swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) is reported. Forty of 162 specimens (25%) macroscopically classified as males, showed the presence of female germ cells within the testes. In two specimens grouped previtellogenic oocytes were present; all the other specimens possessed single scattered previtellogenic oocytes. The presence of vitellogenin was demonstrated immunohistochemically in the liver of both intersex and normal males. These findings could be due to the exposure to oestrogen-mimicking substances.

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