Scientific Notes
TWO CASES OF TWO-HEAD SHARK EMBRYOS, SMALLEYE SMOOTH-HOUND MUSTELUS HIGMANI AND THE BLUE SHARK PRIONACE GLAUCA
Published 2016-01-01
Keywords
- Elasmobranchii,
- Caribbean Sea,
- Venezuela,
- Abnormality,
- Bicephaly
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 2025 Aug. 11];45(1). Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/636
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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.Downloads
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