Leucism in South American lungfishes Lepidosiren paradoxa fitzinger, 1837 (Osteichthyes, dipnoi, lepidosirenidae) from Argentina

Abstract

The present study reports a case of leucism in South American Lungfish Lepidosiren paradoxa captured in Corrientes, Argentina. It was observed a change in cutaneous pigmentation, and it was concluded that it was leucism and not albinism, since there was a decrease of tegumentary melanin pigment and normal pigmentation in the retina.