Morphological abnormality in a Longnose Stingray Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae)

Authors

  • Kurt Schmid Universidade Federal do Pará, Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2014-8294
  • Marcelo Andrade Universidade Federal do Pará, Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-5774
  • Fabiola Machado Universidade Federal do Pará, Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia
  • Juliana Araujo Universidade Federal do Pará, Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia
  • Eglé Corrêa Universidade Federal do Pará, Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia
  • Tommaso Giarrizzo Universidade Federal do Pará, Núcleo de Ecologia Aquática e Pesca da Amazônia

Keywords:

Fish, Elasmobranchs, Atlantic, Teratology, Deformity

Abstract

Abstract: A Longnose stingray Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) embryo with a major asymmetrical morphological abnormality to its pectoral fin was obtained from commercial shrimp fisher's bycatch, off the coast of the Amazon River Mouth in northern Brazil. The specimen and the deformity, which would presumably have impeded its long-term survival, are described and documented in detail. We herein provide the first report of an abnormal individual of this species for the Brazilian coast.
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Published

2019-01-01

How to Cite

Schmid, K., Andrade, M., Machado, F., Araujo, J., Corrêa, E., & Giarrizzo, T. (2019). Morphological abnormality in a Longnose Stingray Hypanus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae). Biota Neotropica, 19(4). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1663

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2019): v19n4

Section

Short Communications

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