Article: Partial albinism in Rhinelepis aspera from the Upper Paraná Basin, Brazil, with a review of albinism in South American freshwater fishes
Revista mexicana de biodiversidad. 2016 June, v. 87, no. 2
2016
Abstract: This study reports a case of partial albinism in Rhinelepis aspera from the Aguapeí River, Upper Paraná Basin, Brazil and provides a review of albinism cases in freshwater fishes from South America. The captured specimen has depigmentation throughout ... ...
Abstract | This study reports a case of partial albinism in Rhinelepis aspera from the Aguapeí River, Upper Paraná Basin, Brazil and provides a review of albinism cases in freshwater fishes from South America. The captured specimen has depigmentation throughout almost its entire body, with pigmented eyes and little dark spots on the dorsal and caudal fins. It is an adult male, and we suggest that due to the benthic habitat, it would be able to reach adult size, avoiding predators. The review shows a scarcity of this phenomenon in nature. |
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Keywords | Rhinelepis aspera ; adults ; albino ; basins ; eyes ; fins ; freshwater fish ; habitats ; males ; predators ; rivers ; Brazil |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2016-06 |
Size | p. 531-534. |
Publishing place | Elsevier España, S.L.U. |
Document type | Article |
ZDB-ID | 2230783-7 |
ISSN | 1870-3453 |
ISSN | 1870-3453 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.04.005 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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