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    Experts hasten 'sex change' of lapu-lapu

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    Date
    March 22, 1999
    Author
    Fernandez, Rudy A.
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    Classification code
    PS19990322_14
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    Yes, it is a hermaphrodite, but of the "protogynous" kind. It does not have both the male and female sexual organs, but instead, the female becomes a male after two to six years. For years, the "protogynous hermaphrodism" of lapu-lapu has been a problem for aquaculture scientists of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo which has ventured in captive breeding of the fish species, prized for their huge size and delectable flesh.
    Citation
    Fernandez, R. A. (1999, March 22). Experts hasten 'sex change' of lapu-lapu. The Philippine Star, p. 14.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/11192
    Subject
    Hermaphroditism; Protogyny; Grouper culture; Hormones; Thyroid; Sex reversal; Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD); Castaños, Mila; Sum-ag, Bacolod City; Bacolod
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