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First record of vertebral anomalies in some members of the genus Pampus (family: Stromateidae) collected from Guangdong, China and from the Kii Peninsula, Honshu Island, Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2015

Laith Jawad  and
Jing Liu
Laith Jawad*
Affiliation:
Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
Jing Liu
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Jawad, 4 Tin Turn Place, Flat Bush, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand email: laith_jawad@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Vertebral deformity and fusion are reported in four Pampus species, Pampus cinereus, Pampus echinogaster, Pampus liuorum and Pampus punctatissimus (family: Stromateidae) collected from Guangdong, China and from the Kii Peninsula, Honshu Island, Japan. All abnormalities were found in the caudal region of the vertebral column of the four specimens of Pampus examined, which included cases of missing vertebrae, lordosis and deformed centra. In addition, minor anomalies were also noticed in the abnormal specimen of Pampus liuorum. Possible causes such as genetic and epigenetic factors may be implicated in this anomaly.

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vertebral deformitiesPampusfusionlordosis

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e110
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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