First record of albinism in the smooth dogfish Mustelus Schimitti Springer, 1939 (Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae) from Southern Brazil

Abstract

This paper reports on a subadult male specimen of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus schimitti, caught in the continental shelf of Rio Grande Sul, during winter of 1993, which exhibited the characteristics of total albinism.Este trabalho registra a primeira ocorrência de albinismo total no cação Mustelus schimitti, capturado, no inverno de 1993, na plataforma continental do Rio Grande do Sul.