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First record of albinism in the rockfish Sebastes pachycephalus complex (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae)

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Acknowledgments

We express our sincere gratitude to R. Ito (Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Science Museum) and T. Takahashi (Iwate Fisheries Technology Center) for offering the opportunity for this report. We also thank G. S. Hardy for his critical reading of the manuscript.

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  1. Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Nozomu Muto

  2. Miyako Laboratory, Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research Agency, Miya-machi 1-3-5, Miyako, Iwate, 027-0052, Japan

    Tsutomu Noda

  3. Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Nagahama, Maizuru, Kyoto, 625-0086, Japan

    Yoshiaki Kai

  4. The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan

    Nozomu Muto & Tetsuji Nakabo

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Muto, N., Noda, T., Kai, Y. et al. First record of albinism in the rockfish Sebastes pachycephalus complex (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Ichthyol Res 60, 195–197 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-012-0320-0

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