TWO CASES OF TWO-HEAD SHARK EMBRYOS, SMALLEYE SMOOTH-HOUND MUSTELUS HIGMANI AND THE BLUE SHARK PRIONACE GLAUCA

Authors

  • Nicolás Ehemann Universidad de Oriente Núcleo Nueva Esparta (UDONE), Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar (ECAM), Boca de Río, Nueva Esparta, 6304, Venezuela
  • Javier Marín Sanz Museo Marino de Margarita, Departamento de Investigación y Educación, Nueva Esparta, 6304 Venezuela
  • Michelle Barany González Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Altos del Pipe, Miranda, 1201 Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2016.45.1.636

Keywords:

Elasmobranchii, Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, Abnormality, Bicephaly

Abstract

This study reports the first dicephalic shark’s embryo of smalleye smooth-hound Mustelus higmani and the eighth case in blue shark Prionace glauca. Each embryo was removed from the womb of a pregnant female, caught in coastal waters of the Caribbean Sea, near to Nueva Esparta state. The dicephalic embryos are exhibited in the Marine Museum of Margarita.

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Published

2016-01-01

How to Cite

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Ehemann N, Marín Sanz J, Barany González M. TWO CASES OF TWO-HEAD SHARK EMBRYOS, SMALLEYE SMOOTH-HOUND MUSTELUS HIGMANI AND THE BLUE SHARK PRIONACE GLAUCA. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];45(1). Available from: http://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/636
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Issue

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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