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First record of partial albinism in the critically endangered Angelshark ( Squatina squatina ) (Linnaeus, 1758)

David Jimenez‐Alvarado; Eva Meyers; Airam Guerra‐Marrero; Ana Espino‐Ruano; Lorena Couce‐Montero; Joanna Barker; Michael Sealey; Héctor Toledo; Belén Caro; Charlotte Pike; David M.P. Jacoby; Lucy Mead; José J. Castro
Journal of Fish Biology · Vol. 103, Issue 2 · pp. 439-442 · 2023

Abstract

We report the first case of partial albinism in the Critically Endangered angelshark, Squatina squatina . The encounter with this specimen took place while SCUBA diving on the beach of Tufia, located on the east coast of the island of Gran Canaria on 2 April 2021. This is also the first confirmed finding of an albino elasmobranch specimen in the Canary Island archipelago.

Bibliographic Information

JournalJournal of Fish Biology
PublisherWiley
Publication Date2023-08-01
Publication Year2023
Volume103
Issue2
Pages439-442
Document TypeJournal Article
Print ISSN0022-1112
eISSN1095-8649
DOI10.1111/jfb.15429
SubjectGeneral Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science

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