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A case of albinism in Batrachoides surinamensis (Batrachoidiformes: Batrachoididae) from north-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Nivaldo Magalhães Piorski  and
Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Nivaldo Magalhães Piorski*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Avenida dos Portugueses s/n, 65080-040, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Jorge Luiz Silva Nunes
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, BR 222, Km 04, s/n, Boa Vista, 65500-000, Chapadinha, Maranhão, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: N.M. Piorski, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Avenida dos Portugueses s/n, 65080-040, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil email: nivaldopiorski@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

This paper reports the occurrence of a specimen of the toadfish Batrachoides surinamensis caught from the Ilha do Maranhão, State of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil, which exhibited total albinism features.

Keywords

Batrachoididaealbinismestuarynorth-eastern Brazil
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e99
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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