- in
which the
sperm of the fish is ejected. When
ready for mating, the
gonopodium becomes erect and
points forward towards the female. The male shortly...
- males, the anal fin is
shaped into a grooved, rod-shaped
organ called a
gonopodium used to
deliver sperm to females. In
lizards and snakes,
males possess...
- pointed. This
pointed fin,
referred to as a
gonopodium, is used to
deposit milt
inside the female. The
gonopodium of G.
affinis has a
smooth third ray (the...
-
being more pointed. The anal fin of the male fish has
evolved into a
gonopodium, a stick-shaped
organ used for reproduction. The
female southern platyfish's...
- testes), S:
ventral fins, T: spine, U: anal fin, V: tail (caudal fin).
Possible other parts not shown: barbels,
adipose fin,
external genitalia (
gonopodium)...
- from the Gr****
words ξίφος (dagger) and φόρος (bearer),
referring to the
gonopodium on the males. All are
relatively small fishes,
which reach a
maximum length...
-
female Do not use claspers,
though some
species use
their anal fins as
gonopodium for the same
purpose Mouth Large,
crescent shaped on the
ventral side...
- into a
gonopodium which can be
brought forward on one side only.
Based on the
bending to the left or to the
right of the tip of the
gonopodium, two morphs...
-
Neoheterandria elegans is a livebearer. The male uses his
modified anal fin, or
gonopodium, to
deliver sperm to the female. The
fertilized eggs grow
within the female...
-
which allow internal fertilization. In ray
finned fish they are
called gonopodiums or andropodiums, and in
cartilaginous fish they are
called claspers....
