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First record of partial albinism in the critically endangered Angelshark ( Squatina squatina ) (Linnaeus, 1758)

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First record of partial albinism in the critically endangered Angelshark ( Squatina squatina ) (Linnaeus, 1758). / Jimenez‐Alvarado, David; Meyers, Eva; Guerra‐Marrero, Airam et al.
In: Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 103, No. 2, 31.08.2023, p. 439-442.

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Harvard

Jimenez‐Alvarado, D, Meyers, E, Guerra‐Marrero, A, Espino‐Ruano, A, Couce‐Montero, L, Barker, J, Sealey, M, Toledo, H, Caro, B, Pike, C, Jacoby, DMP, Mead, L & Castro, JJ 2023, 'First record of partial albinism in the critically endangered Angelshark ( Squatina squatina ) (Linnaeus, 1758)', Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 103, no. 2, pp. 439-442. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15429

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Jimenez‐Alvarado, D., Meyers, E., Guerra‐Marrero, A., Espino‐Ruano, A., Couce‐Montero, L., Barker, J., Sealey, M., Toledo, H., Caro, B., Pike, C., Jacoby, D. M. P., Mead, L., & Castro, J. J. (2023). First record of partial albinism in the critically endangered Angelshark ( Squatina squatina ) (Linnaeus, 1758). Journal of Fish Biology, 103(2), 439-442. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15429

Vancouver

Jimenez‐Alvarado D, Meyers E, Guerra‐Marrero A, Espino‐Ruano A, Couce‐Montero L, Barker J et al. First record of partial albinism in the critically endangered Angelshark ( Squatina squatina ) (Linnaeus, 1758). Journal of Fish Biology. 2023 Aug 31;103(2):439-442. Epub 2023 May 18. doi: 10.1111/jfb.15429

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Jimenez‐Alvarado, David ; Meyers, Eva ; Guerra‐Marrero, Airam et al. / First record of partial albinism in the critically endangered Angelshark ( Squatina squatina ) (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Journal of Fish Biology. 2023 ; Vol. 103, No. 2. pp. 439-442.

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abstract = "AbstractWe report the first case of partial albinism in the Critically Endangered angelshark, Squatina squatina. The encounter with this specimen took place while SCUBA diving on the beach of Tufia, located on the east coast of the island of Gran Canaria on 2 April 2021. This is also the first confirmed finding of an albino elasmobranch specimen in the Canary Island archipelago.",
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AU - Sealey, Michael

AU - Toledo, Héctor

AU - Caro, Belén

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AU - Mead, Lucy

AU - Castro, José J.

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