Abstract (en):
The leucism is an aberration in pigmentation, resulting from a genetic abnormality and occurs in all vertebrate groups in which the fish are included. In Ecuador it has not reported such anomalies in fish. Is presented for the first time a case of partial leucism in an individual of Andean Catfish (Astroblepidae), observed in a spring located near the Lake San Pablo Canton Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador.
Abstract (es):
El leucismo es una aberración en la pigmentación, producto de una anomalía genética y se presenta en todos los grupos de vertebrados incluyendo los peces. En Ecuador no se ha reportado este tipo de anomalía en peces. Se presenta por primera vez un caso de leucismo parcial, en un individuo de Astroblepus ubidiai (Astroblepidae), observado en un manantial ubicado cerca del lago San Pablo del cantón Otavalo, cuenca del río Mira, provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador.
Keywords:
Anomalía pigmentaria, Manantial, Pez gato andino (es)
How to Cite
Mena-Valenzuela, P., & Valdiviezo-Rivera, J. (2016). Leucism in <em>Astroblepus ubidiai<em> (Pellegrin 1931) (Siluriformes: Astroblepidae), in Imbabura Province, Ecuador. Biota Colombiana, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.21068/C2016v17r01a10
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