| Fish were scored as intersexes when at least one of the gonads was an ovotestis or when one ovary and one testis were observed simultaneously. |
| Stage Macroscopic Microscopic 1 Juvenile female Ovotestis appears as a Both ovarian and thin transparent vessel. |
| A much more common condition caused by early exposure of fish larvae to oestrogenic substances is intersex, which in males usually takes the form of ovotestis. |
| Gonads in the shrimp are ovotestis, which have testis and ovarian portions. |
| Inner surface of body wall and surface of ovotestis slightly pigmented. |
| Fertilization occurs internally in a mixed ovotestis resulting in embryo oviposition. |
