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<journal-id>1870-3453</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de biodiversidad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Biodiv.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-3453</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Biología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1870-34532016000200531</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.rmb.2016.04.005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Partial albinism in Rhinelepis aspera from the Upper Paraná Basin, Brazil, with a review of albinism in South American freshwater fishes]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Albinismo parcial en Rhinelepis aspera de la cuenca del Alto Paraná, Brasil, con una revisión de albinismo en peces de agua dulce sudamericanos]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nobile]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[André Batista]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Freitas-Souza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diogo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Lima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Felipe Pontieri]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aline Angelina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Da Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Reinaldo José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Botucatu SP]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Botucatu SP]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>87</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>531</fpage>
<lpage>534</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000200531&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000200531&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-34532016000200531&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This study reports a case of partial albinism in Rhinelepis aspera from the Aguapeí River, Upper Paraná Basin, Brazil and provides a review of albinism cases in freshwater fishes from South America. The captured specimen has depigmentation throughout almost its entire body, with pigmented eyes and little dark spots on the dorsal and caudal fins. It is an adult male, and we suggest that due to the benthic habitat, it would be able to reach adult size, avoiding predators. The review shows a scarcity of this phenomenon in nature.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este estudio registra un caso de albinismo parcial en Rhinelepis aspera del río Aguapeí, cuenca del Alto Paraná, Brasil y proporciona una revisión de los casos de albinismo en los peces de agua dulce de la América del Sur. El ejemplar capturado tiene despigmentación en casi todo el cuerpo, con los ojos pigmentados y pequeñas manchas oscuras en las aletas dorsal y caudal. Es un macho adulto y se sugiere que, debido al hábitat bentónico, el espécimen hubiera sido capaz de alcanzar el tamaño adulto, evitando a los depredadores. La revisión muestra una escasez de este fenómeno en la naturaleza.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Albinism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Leucism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fish]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Loricariidae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Albinismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Leucismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Peces]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Loricariidae]]></kwd>
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