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An aberration in the scale formation of the dace Leuciscus leuciscus (L.)
Author(s) -
Beaumont W. R. C.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1982.tb02837.x
Subject(s) - leuciscus , cyprinidae , biology , cyprinus , carp , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>
A first report and description is given of the formation of‘mirror’ scales on dace, Leuciscus leuciscus (L.), Cyprinidae; a similar scale formation in carp, Cyprinus carpio , Cyprinidae is often associated with decreased growth rate, but this was not observed in the dace.