Records of Total Albinism in Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) from Upper Brahmaputra Valley, Assam, India
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The phenomenon of total albinism in fishes is rare, and very few cases of albinism are reported across the globe. In this study, we report total albinism in two wild specimens of stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis, collected from the Lesia river in the Dhemaji district of Assam, Northeast India. There are only two more such reports of total albinism in this epigean fish from India, one published in 1966 from Assam and the other in 2023 from West Bengal.
Source: Journal of Wildlife Science.
Authors: Purbajyoti Saikia, Amir Sohail Choudhury, Diganta Hazarika, Jitu Chutia, Sanker Paul, Muhammed Khairujjaman Mazumder
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410864378