SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN MYSTUS VITTATUS (BLOCH.)
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https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2012.03.1.14Keywords:
Sexual dimorphism; Catfish; Mystus vittatus; Genital papilla.Abstract
Mystus vittatus exhibits sexual dimorphism with distinct external characters. The mature male above 3 mm. to 9 mm. had a muscular conical reddish pink papilla just above the genital opening, the female lacks the same. It persists in mature male but becomes prominent during the breeding season.
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SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN MYSTUS VITTATUS (BLOCH.). (2023). The Scientific Temper, 3(1&2), 73-76. https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2012.03.1.14
