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First record of albinism in the lanternshark family, Etmopteridae
Author(s) -
Finucci Brittany
Publication year - 2020
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.14329
Subject(s) - albinism , biology , lucifer yellow , zoology , morphometrics , paleontology , genetics , intracellular , gap junction
Abstract A single albino specimen of the lanternshark, Lucifer's dogfish ( Etmopterus lucifer ), is reported here. The specimen was found among museum collections, having been captured near Cape Palliser, off the North Island of New Zealand in 1984. Morphometrics are reported, and with no retainment of pigmentation, the specimen is considered a complete albino. This is the first record of albinism for the family Etmopteridae and one of a handful of records for any deep‐sea chondrichthyans.