FN Archimer Export Format PT C TI Morphological and cytological aspects of sex inversion in a protogynous hermaphrodite, Epinephelus microdon (Teleostei, Serranidae). BT AF BRUSLE, S DEBAS, L CAUTY, C AS 1:;2:;3:; FF 1:;2:;3:; UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1989/acte-1440.pdf LA English DT Proceedings paper DE ;Epinephelus microdon;Ovaries;Sperm;Spermatogenesis;Females;Males;Sexual cells;Spawning;Cytology;Animal morphology;Sex reversal;Sex determination AB The sexuality of the grouper Epinephelus microdon , caught by diving in the area of Tahiti Island, from January 1986 to March 1987, is investigated. Small specimens are females, males occur among the largest fishes, revealing the protogyny of Epinephelus microdon as in other Epinephelinae. Nineteen fishes among 233 samples studied are in sex inversion. PY 1989 PD FEB CT Actes de colloques Ifremer, Tahiti, French Polynesia, 20 Feb - 4 Mar 1989, n°9, chap. 53, pp.559-562 ID 1440 ER EF