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There’s something “gender dysphoric fishy” about this post
Hi all,
From something I read in the Melbourne Age a couple of weeks back!
All bluethroat wrasse start their lives as females. The one that grows to be the largest or the most aggressive in the group becomes a male. When he goes, the next biggest female steps up and becomes a male.
I’ve caught boatloads of these (almost inedible) fish in my time. So if they become a “tough male”, does that explain why they are not good eating???
Happy Dressing
Caty
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For what it’s worth, Wikipedia says:
“Sex change in wrasse is generally female-to-male, but experimental conditions have allowed for male-to-female sex change. Placing two male Labroides dimidiatus wrasses in the same tank will result in the smaller of the two becoming female again.[14] Additionally, while the individual to change sex is generally the largest female,[15] evidence also exists of the largest female instead “choosing” to remain female in situations in which she can maximize her evolutionary fitness by refraining from changing sex.[16]”
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Well researched Martina!
except that whilst your sciemntific approach is to be commended, I fear I was “angling”, (Boom Boom) for a slightly less formal approach.
But thanks again for contributing
Caty
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Doesn’t the Barrimundi change sex as it gets older. At least they’re better eating Caty!
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This is one of those topics you wouldn’t go trolling for .. Best I cast it aside !
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Well said Bridgette
Worth a very very big “BOOM TISH”!!!!
maybe you can be “lured” in to more comments like the above
Caty
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Oh Caty,
I have always been partial to a colorful attractive lure so does that make me a wrasse in a fish tank with a larger male fish.
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So Sara,
By the “line” of your question, it seems like you are “wrasseling” with this topic!
Caty
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Oh dear!
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No Phillipa,
Barramundi is “dear”, (see Di’s post above) I would not even use “wrasse/parrot fish” for bait.
Tho, “BTW” in my childhood and fishing off piers in “these ‘ere parts”, when my family caught “parroties”, if it had fins and was not poisonous, my dear Mum would make fish patties out of anything!.
Maybe that’s why I don’t eat anything other than “straight out of the water” these days?.
And to get this back “on topic”, when I was but an early teenager and my folks were “out”,(probably down the local pub), I do remember trying on one of my Mums strapless bras, in the bedroom of the “old shack” we had back then.
Keep ’em coming girls
Caty
