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First record of a bicephalic embryo of smalltail shark Carcharhinus porosus
Author(s) -
MuñozOsorio L. A.,
MejíaFalla P. A.,
Navia A. F.
Publication year - 2013
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/jfb.12102
Subject(s) - carcharhinus , biology , fishery , embryo , zoology , anatomy
This study reports the first bicephalic embryo of smalltail shark Carcharhinus porosus , which was removed from a pregnant female in coastal waters of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. The observation suggested that although the individual's body was well formed, the malformation of the head would have affected it survival.