SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN MYSTUS VITTATUS (BLOCH.)

Authors

  • P.N. TRIPATHI K.S.Saket P.G.College, Ayodhya. 224123 (U.P.)
  • N. P. SINGH K.S.Saket P.G.College, Ayodhya. 224123 (U.P.)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2012.03.1.14

Keywords:

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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Published

09-02-2023

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Vol. 3 No. 1&2 (2012): The Scientific Temper

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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

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