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Case of leucism in the spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus (Müller and Henle, 1838) from Mangalore, Karnataka

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Title Case of leucism in the spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus
(Müller and Henle, 1838) from Mangalore, Karnataka
 
Creator Veena, S
Thomas, Sujitha
Raje, S G
Durgekar, N Raveendra
 
Subject Fish Diseases
Shark fisheries
 
Description The present paper reports the first case of leucism in the spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus from India. This report is based on the study of a single specimen of S. laticaudus caught by a commercial trawler off Mangalore coast. Photographs were taken and measurements recorded using vernier calipers. Partial reduction in pigmentation and no other morphometric differences were seen between the specimen studied and other normal spadenose sharks. Conclusion of leucism in the specimen was done based on the partial lack of integumentary pigments and normal eye colour.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8475/1/IJF_Veena_109-112.pdf
Veena, S and Thomas, Sujitha and Raje, S G and Durgekar, N Raveendra (2011) Case of leucism in the spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus (Müller and Henle, 1838) from Mangalore, Karnataka. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 58 (1). pp. 109-112.