Morphological abnormalities in a blue shark Prionace glauca (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) foetus from southern Brazil |
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| Authors: | P. L. Mancini,&dagger &Dagger ,A. L. Casas,§ A. F. Amorim,&dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Universidade Estadual Paulista—UNESP, Av. 24 - A, 1515, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil; , Instituto de Pesca-IP, Av. Bartolomeu de Gusmão, 192, CEP 11030-906, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil; and Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo-USP AV. Professor Orlando Marques, 87, ButatãCEP: 05508-900, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This study records the occurrence of a blue shark Prionace glauca foetus, with morphological abnormalities in the trunk and cephalic region, from a female caught by a pelagic longline in October 2003, in southern Brazil. |
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| Keywords: | blue shark Brazil Carcharhiniformes embryo abnormalities Prionace glauca South Atlantic |
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