Morphological abnormalities in the Striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleinii (Zanobatidae) from the coast of Senegal (Eastern Tropical Atlantic)

Authors

  • Christian Capapé Université de Montpellier
  • Sihem Rafrafi-Nouira Institut Supérieur de Pêche et d’Aquaculture de Bizerte
  • Youssouph Diatta Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
  • Almamy Diaby Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
  • Christian Reynaud Université de Montpellier

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3176

Keywords:

Chondrichthyes, Zanobatidae, Zanobatus schoenleinii, pectoral fins, vertebrae, scoliosis, pollution

Abstract

The capture of four abnormal specimens of the Striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleiniii was reported from shallow coastal waters surrounding the touristic area of Dakar, Republic of Senegal, and among them, some specimens displaying morphological deformities. A specimen exhibited a pectoral non-adherent to the head, a second was tailless, and two specimens displayed scoliosis at level of trunchal vertebrae and tail. The abnormalities are described and their causes and consequences herein considered.

 

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Published

2022-10-04

How to Cite

Capapé , C. . ., Rafrafi-Nouira, S. ., Diatta, Y. ., Diaby, A. ., & Reynaud, C. . (2022). Morphological abnormalities in the Striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleinii (Zanobatidae) from the coast of Senegal (Eastern Tropical Atlantic). Revista De Biología Marina yOceanografía, 57(Especial), 262–270. https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3176

Issue

Vol. 57 No. Especial (2022): Condrictios

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Research Note

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Copyright (c) 2022 Christian Capapé , Sihem Rafrafi-Nouira, Youssouph Diatta, Almamy Diaby, Christian Reynaud

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