- Believe it or not, all three of these fish are the same species… the bluehead wrasse. Wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they transition from female to male over the course of their lives. Each phase can look radically different from each other as evidenced here #coralcitycameraMay 24, 2025 14:01
- The first fish is the terminal phase (male), followed by the yellow intermediate phase (female), and black striped initial phase (juvenile)
- As someone who is currently working on a project about protogynous hermaphrodites, SPECIFICALLY blueheaded wrasse, I just about shit myself seeing this at the top of my feed