Vertebral monstrosities: phenotypically shortened fish with deformed vertebrae in endemic fish genus Hypselobarbus (Bleeker, 1860), (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats, India

Abstract Background Fish with vertebral monstrosities are very rare in the wild, as those individuals in the natural populations tend to perform poorly to survive in any ecosystem. Species of the fish genus Hypselobarbus as reported (Bleeker in De visschen van den Indischen Archipel, Lange, 1860) ar...

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Main Authors: Jeevan Thiruguna Mallegowda, Dayal Devadas, Karankumar Ramteke, Ashok Kumar Jaiswar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-024-00409-2
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