First report of albinism in the white-spotted bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Orectolobiformes: Hemiscyllidae), with a review of reported color aberrations in elasmobranchs

Zoo Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 519-524

  Clark, Steven ^a  

^a SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Albinism; Captivity; Hemiscyllidae; Leucism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHILOSCYLLIUM PLAGIOSUM; ELASMOBRANCHII; HEMISCYLLIIDAE; ORECTOLOBIFORMES;

EID: 0036939940     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10068     Document Type: Review

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