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J Fish Biol
; 90(6): 2496-2503, 2017 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28474400
RESUMO
The first record of pughead deformity in a Neotropical freshwater fish not raised in captivity is provided, based on an adult male of Cichla kelberi introduced into an estuary of Rio de Janeiro State, south-eastern Brazil. A general biological characterization of the specimen is provided and aspects of its aberrant anatomy are described. Environmental and biological factors that may cause pughead deformity in fishes are discussed.