Monocularism (unilateral anophthalmia) in the Sea Toad (Chaunax abei Le Danois, 1978) from Suruga Bay, Japan
The first case of monocularism (unilateral anophthalmia) was observed in a single specimen of Chaunax abei (Le Danois, 1978) during the seasonal trawl sampling in Suruga Bay in 2021. This occurrence marks the first reported incident of such an abnormality within the Chaunacid species. The monocularism was evidenced by photographs, and descriptive statistics of morphometric characters were presented.
Authors
- Masashi Yokota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4121-4115)
- Ahmet Mert Şenbahar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6613-8932)
- Akira Eto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-3052)
Institutions
- Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Published
- 2024-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.41.3.08
- Primary Topic
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00