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

AUTOR(ES)

Andrade, Marcelo C., Schmid, Kurt, Souza Junior, Oswaldo, Giarrizzo, Tommaso

FONTE

Braz. arch. biol. technol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

17/08/2017

RESUMO

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 morphometric description of the albino, and a non-abnormal coloring specimen.

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