Assertion: humphead wrasse | /r/HasProperty | protogynous hermaphrodites
Facets:
value: with becoming male
type: OTHER
value: like many wrasses
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Humphead wrasses, like most wrasses, are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that they can function as members of both sexes over their reproductive lives and that they will start as females.
text: Like many wrasses, the humphead wrasse is a protogynous hermaphrodite.
text: Humphead wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that as they grow, some transition from female to male.
text: Humphead wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, with some members of the population becoming male at about 9 years old.
text: They are protogynous hermaphrodites (as is the entire wrasse family), which means that some fish start out as female and then transition to becoming a male a few years after sexual maturation.