First record of albinism in the swell shark, Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)

First record of albinism in the swell shark, Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)

We report the first record of albinism in the swell shark, Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880). The specimen was caught off the southern part of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. The shark had no skin pigmentation and golden-coloured eyes. The pigmentation of its eyes may be related to th...

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Main Authors: E.E. Becerril-García, E. Tamburin, R. González-Armas, F. Galván-Magaña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-06-01
Series:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Subjects:
mutation
achromatic
melanin
rhodopsins
chrysop
Online Access:https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26703/download/pdf/

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