First cases of albinism recorded in the marble electric ray Torpedo marmorata (Chondrichthyes: Torpedinidae)
Lipej, L.; Mavric, B.; Ziza, V.; Capapé, C. (2011). First cases of albinism recorded in the marble electric ray Torpedo marmorata (Chondrichthyes: Torpedinidae). Cah. Biol. Mar. 52(3): 261-267
In: Cahiers de Biologie Marine. Station Biologique de Roscoff: Paris. ISSN 0007-9723; e-ISSN 2262-3094, more
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Albinism
Chondrichthyes [WoRMS]; Torpedinidae Henle, 1834 [WoRMS]; Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810 [WoRMS]
Northern Adriatic Sea [Marine Regions]
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Chondrichthyes; Torpedinidae; Torpedo marmorata; Albinism; NorthernAdriatic |
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- Lipej, L.
- Mavric, B.
- Ziza, V.
- Capapé, C.
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| Abstract |
Two albinos specimens, one male and one female, of the electric marbled ray Torpedo marmorata Risso, 1810 were captured in the Slovenian marine waters, off Piran (northern Adriatic). Both specimens were juvenile, completely unpigmented on both body surfaces, with red eyes, constituting a case of total albinism. These are the first records on albinism observed to date in T. marmorata. |
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