A case of complete albinism in the catfish Cambeva guareiensis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)

Valter M. Azevedo-Santos; Fernando M. Pelicice; Ivan Sazima; Raoul Henry

A case of complete albinism in the catfish Cambeva guareiensis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)

Authors

Valter M. Azevedo-Santos Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Zoologia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8986-6406
Fernando M. Pelicice Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Núcleo de Estudos Ambientais
Ivan Sazima Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Museu de Zoologia
Raoul Henry Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Zoologia

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Albinism, color anomaly, fish, Guareí River basin, Neotropical region, Paranapanema River basin

Abstract

Abstract: Albinism has been recorded in Neotropical freshwater fishes, mostly for nocturnal or cryptobiotic species. We report herein a case of albinism in the catfish Cambeva guareiensis (Trichomycteridae) from the Guareí River basin, Upper Paraná River basin, southeastern Brazil. The albino fish was caught with seven individuals with typical color pattern of the species. The features of the albino fish in life and shortly after preservation are described and illustrated.

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2020-01-01

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Azevedo-Santos, V. M., Pelicice, F. M., Sazima, I., & Henry, R. (2020). A case of complete albinism in the catfish Cambeva guareiensis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Biota Neotropica, 20(4). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1766

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): v20n4

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Short Communications

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