First record of albinism in the smallmouth catfish Ariopsis felis (Siluriformes: Ariidae) of the southeast Gulf of Mexico

Authors

  • Raúl E. Lara-Mendoza Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura INAPESCA, Mexico
  • Luis Alfonso Guerra-Jiménez Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/revmar10-1.3

Keywords:

Leucismo, alteración genética, bagre, pesquería artesanal, Tabasco.

Abstract

Se reporta por primera vez la presencia de un organismo albino de Ariopsis felis capturado por la flota palangrera artesanal de Tabasco a 68.6 km de la costa y 49 m de profundidad, el ejemplar correspondió a una hembra sexualmente madura con longitud furcal de 31.5 cm y peso total de 406.7 g. El presente estudio aumenta los registros de especies albinas en el sureste del Golfo de México.

Author Biographies

Raúl E. Lara-Mendoza, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura INAPESCA

Centro Regional de Investigación Pesquera-Ciudad del Carmen

Luis Alfonso Guerra-Jiménez, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Facultad de Ciencias del Mar

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Published

2018-05-03

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Lara-Mendoza, R. E., & Guerra-Jiménez, L. A. (2018). First record of albinism in the smallmouth catfish Ariopsis felis (Siluriformes: Ariidae) of the southeast Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Marine and Coastal Sciences, 10(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.15359/revmar10-1.3

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Lara-Mendoza, R. E., & Guerra-Jiménez, L. A. (2018). First record of albinism in the smallmouth catfish Ariopsis felis (Siluriformes: Ariidae) of the southeast Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Marine and Coastal Sciences, 10(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.15359/revmar10-1.3

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