Like Many Other Fishes,bluehead Wrasses Utilize Harem Mating as They

question 82

Multiple Choice

Like many other fishes,bluehead wrasses utilize harem mating as they reproduce sexually.However,unlike most fishes,

• A)they also reproduce by fission.
• B)they function without any signaling by steroid hormones.
• C)they undergo a prolonged menopause during low tide.
• D)their offspring can be either haploid or diploid.
• E)large females morph into reproductively competent males.

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