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The presence of hyperostosis in Atlantic moonfish, Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) in the Brazilian Coast - case report

Tuna, F. A. P; Calixto, F. A. A; Salomão, M. C; Coutinho, C. E. R; Estanek, K. R; Mesquita, E. F. M.

Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online); 73 (1), 2021

The occurrence of hyperostotic bones is common in marine fish, especially in the Carangidae family, despite few records of this condition in fishes from Brazilian waters. The present study describes the occurrence of hyperostosis in Atlantic moonfish (Selene setapinnis) in, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. ...

Peces/anomalías, Hiperostosis/veterinaria, Hiperostosis/diagnóstico por imagen, Enfermedades Óseas/veterinaria, Brasil, Radiografía/veterinaria

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Three anomalies: A scythebill in the Greater Antillean Grackle (blackbird), a crown pattern in the Rock Beauty (angelfish), and a double spot in the Butter Hamlet (grouper), and their possible genetic significance

Three anomalies are described: a scythebill in Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger (Boddaert) (Passeriformes: Emberizidae), a crown color pattern in Rock Beauty, Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch) (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae), and a double-spot color pattern in Butter Hamlet, Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walb...