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Renal Adenocarcinoma in Mozambique Tilapia, Neurofibroma in Goldfish, and Osteosarcoma in Channel Catfish from a Puerto Rican Hatchery
Author(s) -
Grizzle John M.,
BunkleyWilliams Lucy,
Harshbarger John C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8667(1995)007<0178:raimtn>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - catfish , ictalurus , hatchery , biology , tilapia , fishery , osteosarcoma , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , cancer research
A renal adenocarcinoma in a Mozambique tilapia Tilapia mossambica , neurofibromas in several goldfish Carassius auratus , and an osteosarcoma in a channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus were found at a fish hatchery in Puerto Rico. Both osteosarcomas and renal adenocarcinomas are rare in fish and have not been previously reported in these species. No carcinogenic pollutants are known to be contaminating the water or feed used by this hatchery, and no relationships between these tumors were found except for their occurrence at the same hatchery.