Equivalent whole-body concentrations of 11-ketotestosterone in female and male coral goby Gobiodon erythrospilus, a bidirectional sex-changing fish

  1. F.J. Kroon1,*,
  2. P.L. Munday2,
  3. D.A. Westcott1

Article first published online: 16 SEP 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02274.x

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Journal of Fish Biology

Journal of Fish Biology

Volume 75, Issue 3, pages 685–692, August 2009

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Kroon, F.J., Munday, P.L. and Westcott, D.A. (2009), Equivalent whole-body concentrations of 11-ketotestosterone in female and male coral goby Gobiodon erythrospilus, a bidirectional sex-changing fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 75: 685–692. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02274.x

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  1. 1

    CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, P. O. Box 780, Atherton, QLD 4883, Australia and

  2. 2

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia

* Tel.: +61 7 40918809; fax: +61 7 40918888; email: frederieke.kroon@csiro.au

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 SEP 2009
  2. Article first published online: 16 SEP 2009
  3. Received 12 September 2008, Accepted 13 March 2009

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Keywords:

  • Gobiidae;
  • gonadal structure;
  • sex change;
  • 11-ketotestosterone

The relationship between whole-body concentrations of 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) and sexual function was examined in the coral goby Gobiodon erythrospilus, a bi-directional sex-changing fish. 11-KT occurred in both female and male G. erythrospilus, but levels were not always higher in males than in females within heterosexual pairs, and were not related to the stage of gonadal development of individual fish. These results suggest that comparable 11-KT levels in both sexes may allow serial adult sex change to take place in bi-directional sex-changing species, such as Gobiodon spp.

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