Record of a wild specimen of Redline torpedo fish, Puntius denisonii (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) with vertebral deformity/Registro de un ejemplar silvestre de barbo de línea roja, Puntius denisonii (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae), con deformidad vertebral

Vertebral deformity was recorded in a wild specimen of Puntius denisonii from Western Ghats, India. Radiological and morphological study of a normal and deformed fish revealed vertebral malformation in the caudal to the dorsal fin. The possible etiologies of vertebral deformity are discussed.