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First record of albinism in the deep-water shark Dalatias licha

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2009

M. Bottaro ,
S. Ferrando ,
L. Gallus ,
L. Girosi  and
M. Vacchi
M. Bottaro*
Affiliation:
ICRAM, c/o National Antarctic Museum (MNA), University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy LIBiOM Department of Biology, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
S. Ferrando
Affiliation:
LIBiOM Department of Biology, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
L. Gallus
Affiliation:
LIBiOM Department of Biology, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
L. Girosi
Affiliation:
LIBiOM Department of Biology, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
M. Vacchi
Affiliation:
ICRAM, c/o National Antarctic Museum (MNA), University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Bottaro, ICRAM, c/o National Antarctic (MNA), University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy email: m.bottaro@unige.it
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Abstract

The first case of albinism in the kitefin shark, Dalatias licha, is reported here through the study of one specimen caught by professional bottom trawl in the Gulf of Genoa, Ligurian Sea. The albino surface was quantified and morphometric and meristic characteristics were compared with those of normal specimens of the same sex and equivalent length, caught within the same area. The shark body presented a partial reduction in pigmentation and no morphometric differences between the albino specimen and the normal individuals were observed.

Keywords

albinismChondrichthyesDalatias lichadeep waterLigurian Sea
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e10
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2005

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