Can Hermaphordite Fish Self Fertilization?
Can Hermaphordite Fish Self Fertilization? Hermaphroditism is not uncommon in fishes (1, 2), but self-fertilization is rare; among all vertebrate animals, only the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) offers a well-confirmed case (3, 4). Do hermaphrodites produce clones? Generation after generation, hermaphroditic individuals simultaneously produce sperm and eggs and internally self-fertilize to produce what are, in