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Old 03-15-2005   #34 (permalink)
estanque_koi
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Have you heard about the "genital papillae"? According to a F.A.O. technical book on carp culture that is a reliable character for sexing common carps, hence it should work for Koi also. This character is of course useful in mature individuals during the breeding season, might not be clear in other cases.
I'm attaching the drawing. Also a couple of pictures.
Hope this might help.
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male-female-fao-sex-determ.jpg   male-female-female.jpg   male-female-male.jpg  
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