Male or female? Male sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) are larger, with black tail and head sections; and wide, reddish orange midriffs. Female sheephead are dull pink with white undersides. To make things more confusing, all sheephead are born female, and change sex following environmental clues we don’t fully understand. Ever spotted one in our Kelp Forest exhibit? Male or female?
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exsanguination8 reblogged this from montereybayaquarium and added:
Male. He’s a big guy.
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beccadawn3 answered:
Male!
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bhevz99 answered:
Male
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v4n3ss4ismyname answered:
FEmale..
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harmstrong answered:
male
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orbiculator answered:
protogynous hermaphrodites?
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adventurewithtea answered:
male
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virginiatumbllr answered:
i think its a male
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martyparty23 answered:
I think it’s a female in the process of becoming a male
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mimimunchkin answered:
it’s both male & female!
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incorporealx answered:
flickr.com/photos/… male i guess
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sentimento-inesqueciveis answered:
malee fuck you -‘-
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mariahobbs307 answered:
Female, male fish are always more colorful then female!
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louvorapascentar answered:
Beautifull, sheephead.
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