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Teratological records in blue shark Prionace glauca embryos from the South-western Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2023

Mariano Cabanillas-Torpoco*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Recursos Pesqueiros Demersais e Cefalópodes, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil Programa de Pós-graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil Planeta Océano, Lima, 15074, Perú MigraMar, 9255 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Olema, CA 94950, USA
Felippe Abbatepaulo
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Recursos Pesqueiros Demersais e Cefalópodes, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil
Lucas Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Recursos Pesqueiros Demersais e Cefalópodes, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil Programa de Pós-graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil
Raquel Marquez
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Recursos Pesqueiros Demersais e Cefalópodes, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil Programa de Pós-graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil
Maria Cristina Oddone
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Chondrichthyes, Setor de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil
Luís Gustavo Cardoso
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Recursos Pesqueiros Demersais e Cefalópodes, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG, RS, 96203-000, Brasil
*
Author for correspondence: Mariano Cabanillas-Torpoco, E-mail: mcabanillastorpoco@gmail.com

Abstract

Abnormal embryonic development may result from mutations caused by genetics, environmental conditions or viruses. This study reports cases of cyclopia and a mouth malformation in two embryonic blue shark Prionace glauca collected off southern Brazil (South-western Atlantic). Such malformations are likely to reduce the chances of survival of embryos and neonates.

Type
Marine Record
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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