Gonopodium

Japanese: gonopodium
Gonopodium

… Although bony fishes are generally oviparous and fertilize externally, many are ovoviviparous and fertilize internally. In the anal fin of the silverfish, such as the mosquitofish, the male's anal fin has a spear-shaped organ (gonopodium) that guides sperm. In some species of the same group, this is a hollow tube, and in others, there is a complex mating organ (priapium) under the throat. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "gonopodium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 硬骨魚類は一般に卵生で体外受精であるが,卵胎生で体内受精をするものも少なくない。トウゴロウイワシ類のカダヤシなどでは雄のしりびれの鰭条が精子を導く槍状の器官(gonopodium)になっている。同じ仲間にはこれが中空の管になっているものや,のどの下に複雑な交尾器官(priapium)をもっている種類もある。…

※「gonopodium」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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