Multiple morphological abnormalities in a blue shark Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) embryo from the Peruvian coast, southeast Pacific

Keny Kanagusuku, Miguel Romero, Sergio Ramírez-Amaro

Submited: 2019-03-01 00:53:38 | Published: 2020-03-03 11:17:52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3856/vol48-issue1-fulltext-2317

Abstract


This study reports for the first time a case of multiple morphological abnormalities in a blue shark Prionace glauca embryo collected on the Peruvian coast, southeast Pacific. External exploration and radiograph picture showed duplicated parts in the cephalic region (mouths and eye sockets) and trunk anomalies (thoracic lordosis and rolled caudal fin). The duplicate face parts in a single head seen in the embryo, suggest a diprosopia anomaly.

Kanagusuku K, Romero M, Ramírez-Amaro S. Multiple morphological abnormalities in a blue shark Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) embryo from the Peruvian coast, southeast Pacific. Lat. Am. J. Aquat. Res.. 2020;48(1): 141-145. Available from: doi:10.3856/vol48-issue1-fulltext-2317 [Accessed 19 Apr. 2024].
Kanagusuku, K., Romero, M., & Ramírez-Amaro, S. (2020). Multiple morphological abnormalities in a blue shark Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) embryo from the Peruvian coast, southeast Pacific. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 48(1), 141-145. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol48-issue1-fulltext-2317