Note 2807 — BOOK IX. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FISHES. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
Pliny means to say, Cuvier says, that all these fish are to be looked upon as females: and, in fact, he says, Cavolini discovered eggs and a milt in every one that he examined; so that they appear to have all the appliances of self-fecundation.