First report of abnormal pigmentation in a surmullet, Mullus surmuletus L. (Osteichthyes: Mullidae)

Tokaç, Adnan; Akyol, Ökan; Aydın, Celalettin; Ulaş, Ali

doi:10.3906/vet-1211-2

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“…It has been reported in different studies that various factors like contaminated environmental parameters, light intensity, types of feeding during larval stages, endocrine hormones are responsible for body colour patterns and genetic factors including random genetic alteration, genetic alteration due to small population size are considered to cause colour abnormality in fishes (Tokac, Akyol, Aydin, & Ulas, 2013;Kadir et al, 2015). However, with respect to the location of the specimen caught, factors like heavy metals contamination in water and light intensity could be potentially excluded from the probable factors to cause colour change, because the open ocean is not generally contaminated and the species is a pelagic fish, thus light may not be an issue.…”

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Megarajan¹,

Edward²,

Ranjan³

et al. 2019

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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A single abnormally pigmented leucistic fish was collected from commercial fish catch from off Bay of Bengal, east coast of India. Using morphometric and DNA barcoding analysis, the fish species was identified as narrow barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson). The standard length of the fish was 130 cm and weight was 1600 g. Mitochondrial COI gene sequence search of the leucistic fish specimen showed more similarity towards the species Scomberomorus commerson in the scombroid fish group. This is the first report confirm the species narrow barred Spanish mackerel with leucism from the region and is probably caused by random genetic alterations.

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Megarajan¹,

Edward²,

Ranjan³

et al. 2019

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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“…Before to our study, the signs of malpigmentation and xanthochroism in İzmir Bay were observed in two flatfishes from Soleidae (Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758), Dicologlossa cuneata (Moreau, 1881)), and in a surmullet, Mullus surmuletus (Mullidae). (Akyol and Şen, 2012;Tokaç et al, 2013;Ulutürk et al, 2015).…”

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The occurrence of xanthochroism in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelonramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), from the Aegean Sea

Akalın¹,

Tosunoğlu²

2020

Turk J Zool

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Lateral line and caudal fin anomalies in common sole (Solea solea Linnaeus, 1758) from southern Aegean Sea

Cerim¹,

Yapıcı²,

Yılmaz³

2022

EgeJFAS

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This study presents two anomalies that were found in two wild common sole (Solea solea Linnaeus, 1758) specimens. Specimens were captured with 80 mm stretched mesh size trammel net incidentally (in June 2014 and in December 2015) from Güllük Bay, southwest of Turkey where is one of the important common sole fishery areas. Female common sole specimen has lateral line anomaly. According to observations, the lateral line has unordinary shape – labyrinth like, furcate. Other sample, male specimen, has caudal fin anomaly. The specimen has large body size and hence, it was thought that having no caudal fin did not affect its swimming ability besides activities like feeding. The present study contributes to literature about rare anomalies in wild fish stocks.

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First report of abnormal pigmentation in a surmullet, Mullus surmuletus L. (Osteichthyes: Mullidae)

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

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The occurrence of xanthochroism in the thinlip grey mullet, Chelonramada (Teleostei: Mugilidae), from the Aegean Sea

Lateral line and caudal fin anomalies in common sole (Solea solea Linnaeus, 1758) from southern Aegean Sea

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