v.13, n.1, 9

Case Report

Leucism in South American Lungfishes Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837 (Osteichthyes, Dipnoi, Lepidosirenidae) from Argentina

Luis A. Romano, Virgínia F. Pedrosa

Abstract

The present study reports a case of leucism in South American Lungfish Lepidosiren paradoxa captured in Corrientes, Argentina. It was observed a change in cutaneous pigmentation, and it was concluded that it was leucism and not albinism, since there was a decrease of tegumentary melanin pigment and normal pigmentation in the retina.

Key words: leucism, lungfish, pigmentation.

DOI: 10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v13i1p51-52