First report of a totally ambicoloured Patagonian flounder Paralichthys patagonicus (Paralichthyidae) with dorsal fin anomalies

DÍAZ DE ASTARLOA, J.M.; RICO, M.R.; ACHA, E. M.

CYBIUM

SOC FRANCAISE D ICHTYOLOGIE

Lugar: Paris; Año: 2006 vol. 30 p. 73 - 76

0399-0974

The first record of totally ambicoloured Paralichthys patagonicus is reported for a specimen taken in Argentine waters off Necochea (38º37’S, 58º50’W). The specimen also has anomalous development of the dorsal fin and incomplete migration of the right eye. This finding is third record of ambicoloration in a species of Paralichthys occurring in southwestern Atlantic region