Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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A record of pughead deformity in Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the Lower Rio Tocantins Basin

Um registro de deformidade craniana (“pughead”) em Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) na Bacia do Baixo Rio Tocantins

Lais Lobato Jacob; Felipe Arian de Andrade Araújo; Renan Leão Reis; Júlia Gabrielle Carvalho Nascimento; Alberto Akama

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Abstract

The pughead condition is a cranial deformity characterized by a shortened upper jaw relative to the lower jaw. In this study, we report the occurrence of this deformity in a single specimen of the Demon Eartheater, Satanoperca jurupari, collected in the Lower Rio Tocantins Basin. The most affected anatomical regions include the upper jaw, suspensorium, and anterior portion of the neurocranium. Although pollution from agrochemicals used in palm monoculture near the collection site is a plausible contributing factor, no direct evidence currently confirms this as the cause. This report represents the first documented case of the pughead condition in Satanoperca and the first record of this deformity in a species from rivers of the Brazilian Shield.

Keywords

fish deformity; Papa-terra; benthic-pelagic species; Amazon; Teratology

Resumo

A condição pughead é uma deformidade craniana caracterizada pelo encurtamento da mandíbula superior em relação à mandíbula inferior. Neste estudo, relatamos a ocorrência dessa deformidade em um exemplar de Papa-terra, Satanoperca jurupari, coletado no Baixo rio Tocantins. As regiões anatômicas mais afetadas incluem a mandíbula superior, o suspensório e a porção anterior do neurocrânio. Embora a poluição por agroquímicos utilizados no cultivo de palma próxima ao local de coleta seja uma possível causa contribuinte, não há evidências diretas que confirmem essa hipótese. Este é o primeiro registro da condição “pughead” em Satanoperca e o primeiro relato dessa deformidade em uma espécie de rios do Escudo Brasileiro.

Palavras-chave

deformação em peixes; Papa-terra; espécie bento-pelágica; Amazônia; Teratologia

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