Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Living naked: first case of lack of skin-related structures in an elasmobranch, the blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus).
- Journal:
- Journal of fish biology
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Mulas, Antonello et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences · Italy
Abstract
As far as is known, in this paper the first case of lacking of skin-related structures (epidermis, stratum laxum, dermal denticles and teeth) in a free-swimming elasmobranch, the blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, is reported. The individual was caught by trawl in Sardinian waters (central-western Mediterranean) in July 2019 at a depth of 500 m. Although this kind of morphological abnormality is potentially fatal, the observations suggested that the specimen was in good health and well developed.
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