Sexual Dimorphism in the Deep-Sea Fish Barathrodemus manatinus (Ophidiidae)
- 11 February 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Ichthyology & Herpetology
- Vol. 1985 (1) , 69-73
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1444791
Abstract
Sexual dimorphism in the ophidiid B. manatinus is found in the elements comprising the sound producing mechanism. Males possess well developed drumming muscles associated with the swimbladder, modified anterior vertebrae and a compressed attenuate body. Conversely, females lack these modifications, having relatively deeper more robust bodies than males.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Swimbladder of Deep-Sea Fish: The Swimbladder Wall is a Lipid-Rich Barrier to Oxygen DiffusionJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1980