Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan
Scale deformity in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) is reported for the first time from Dongola, north of Sudan. The abnormal scales are fused pairs, with two well-developed foci. Developmental irregularity, probably caused by partially arrested growth, is believed to...
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| description | Scale deformity in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) is reported for the first time from Dongola, north of Sudan. The abnormal scales are fused pairs, with two well-developed foci. Developmental irregularity, probably caused by partially arrested growth, is believed to be the cause of such deformity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0cd8556affa4ed9812f4344b55fc3d82022-12-22T02:31:17ZengPensoft PublishersActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria1734-15152005-06-01351616310.3750/AIP2005.35.1.0825897Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from SudanL.A. JawadScale deformity in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) is reported for the first time from Dongola, north of Sudan. The abnormal scales are fused pairs, with two well-developed foci. Developmental irregularity, probably caused by partially arrested growth, is believed to be the cause of such deformity.https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/25897/download/pdf/fishscale abnormalityNile tilapiaOreochromis |
| spellingShingle | L.A. Jawad Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria fish scale abnormality Nile tilapia Oreochromis |
| title | Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan |
| title_full | Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan |
| title_short | Scale deformities in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from Sudan |
| title_sort | scale deformities in nile tilapia oreochromis niloticus actinopterygii cichlidae from sudan |
| topic | fish scale abnormality Nile tilapia Oreochromis |
| url | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/25897/download/pdf/ |
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