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First record of albinism in the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus from Malabar coast

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Title First record of albinism in the blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus from Malabar coast
 
Creator Manojkumar, P P
 
Subject New record
Shark fisheries
Fish landing
 
Description Albinism is lack of pigmentation caused by an
enzyme deficiency involving the metabolism of
melanin during prenatal development. Among teleost
fishes, albino individuals have been reported in
numerous species, but in elasmobranchs it is rare.
A white coloured balcktip reef shark identified as
Carcharhinus melanopterus was caught in October,
2010 by a gillnet unit operating off Calicut at a depth
of 40 m. The specimen measured 82 cm in total
length and weighed 3.2 kg. Morphometric and
meristic characteristics were collected and compared
with those of normal specimens of the same sex and
equivalent length.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8907/1/208-26.pdf
Manojkumar, P P (2011) First record of albinism in the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus from Malabar coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service (208). p. 36.