Monsters with a shortened vertebral column: A population phenomenon in radiating fish Labeobarbus (Cyprinidae)
B. A. Levin, A. S. Golubtsov, N. B. Korostelev
The paper documents a vertebral deformity in Labeobarbus fish from the Genale River, characterized by a shortened vertebral column and increased body height, observed in specific morphs and potentially linked to anti-predator adaptation.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2020Evolutionary Biology