First record of total albinism in southern stingray Dasyatis americana

First record of total albinism in southern stingray Dasyatis americana

This paper describes the first record of total albinism in the southern stingray Dasyatis americana. The disc width of the albino sub adult female specimen was 640 mm and the total weight was 9,850 g. It was captured in the coast of Tabasco, southeastern Mexico.

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista de biología marina y oceanografía 2015-04, Vol.50 (1), p.135-139
1. Verfasser: Wakida-Kusunoki, Armando T
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Albinism
Dasyatis americana
elasmobranchs
Genetic abnormalities
Marine
southeast Mexico
Tabasco
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the first record of total albinism in the southern stingray Dasyatis americana. The disc width of the albino sub adult female specimen was 640 mm and the total weight was 9,850 g. It was captured in the coast of Tabasco, southeastern Mexico.
ISSN:0718-1957
0717-3326
0718-1957
DOI:10.4067/S0718-19572015000100011