Fish fin (redirect from Andropodium)
with similar characteristics are found in other fishes, for example the andropodium in the Hemirhamphodon or in the Goodeidae or the gonopodium in the Middle...
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mammal penises have a similar structure. In some fish, the gonopodium, andropodium, and claspers are intromittent organs (to introduce sperm into the female)...
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anal fin's front part splits off and transforms to a blunt, flexible andropodium used for mating. As usual in live-bearers, males are the smaller sex...
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internal fertilization. In ray finned fish they are called gonopodiums or andropodiums, and in cartilaginous fish they are called claspers. Gonopodia are found...
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vent. anal fin origin The most anterior point of the anal fin base. andropodium A modification of the anal fin of males of certain live-bearing species...
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part of the front anal fin, separated by a notch, which makes up the andropodium. Embryos hatch out of the egg within the ovarian follicle, and possess...
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fertilisation. The male is equipped with a gonopodium-like anal fin known as an andropodium that delivers sperm into the female. The gestation period is about one...
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ovoviviparous and viviparous species all have a modified anal fin, the andropodium, similar to the gonopodium of poecilid livebearers, used to deliver sperm...
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instead of the gonopodium of poeciliids. This notched anal fin, or andropodium, is used to transmit sperm to the female. The female nourishes the unborn...
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as the second ray of the anal fin. This is modified in males into an "andropodium", a movable intromittent organ used to deliver milt into the female's...
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with red accents and a silver luster. They exhibit a modified anal fin (andropodium), used for aiding sperm transfer in internal fertilization. The unpaired...
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(thread-like) tepals, which are 0.2-0.3 mm long, one each side of the base of andropodium. 2 (or rarely 3) stamens. The Anthers are about 0.7mm long. Pollen in...
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tepals that are shorter than the ovary, and a further tepal on top of the andropodium, between the two stamens. The ovary is set on a pedicel and orientated...
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