Wild Siamese-twins in black tip sea catfish, Arius dussumieri (Valencienes, 1840) from Gulf of Oman
Siamese twins represent a condition in which two animals are conjoined to varying degrees. The occu rrence of the phenomenon is well documented in di fferent vertebrate groups (Witschi, 1952). Jussieu (1754) reported the first case among fish (Carassius sp.). It is common in both farmed and wild fis...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2005 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Murcia |
| Repositorio: | DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digitum.um.es:10201/2261 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10201/2261 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Catfish No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible CDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - Biología |
| Sumario: | Siamese twins represent a condition in which two animals are conjoined to varying degrees. The occu rrence of the phenomenon is well documented in di fferent vertebrate groups (Witschi, 1952). Jussieu (1754) reported the first case among fish (Carassius sp.). It is common in both farmed and wild fish stock species (Hulata and Rothbard, 1978, Huang et al., 1987, Roberts, 1989, Bruno, 1990), where in the lat ter; only few cases survive beyond the absorbed yolk sac stage (Gordolla, 1968). |
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