Histological transition during ovotestis formation in a female-to-male sex-change fish, the harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella)
Akifumi Yao, Fumitaka Noguchi, Hisanori Kohtsuka, Toru Miura
This study examines the histological changes in gonads of female-to-male sex-changing fish, finding that gonads initially develop as ovaries and later transition into ovotestes through the emergence of male germ cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2025 · PreprintZoology