First Report of Albinism in the Threatened Gillbacker Sea Catfish Sciades parkeri (Siluriformes, Ariidae)

First Report of Albinism in the Threatened Gillbacker Sea Catfish Sciades parkeri (Siluriformes, Ariidae)

ABSTRACT A sexually mature albino specimen of the Gillbacker Sea Catfish species Sciades parkeri (Siluriformes, Ariidae), a vulnerable species, was captured in northern Amazon estuary, State of Pará, Brazil. Herein we present the first record of albinism phenomenon for this species, including the mo...

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Main Authors: Marcelo C. Andrade, Kurt Schmid, Oswaldo Souza Junior, Tommaso Giarrizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2017-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Amazon
delta
estuary
Marajó
vulnerable
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132017000100416&lng=en&tlng=en

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