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Amputation of a major propulsor would not be an insuperable obstacle for survivorship of the slender sunfish Ranzania laevis (Molidae: Tetraodontiformes). (5th March 2014)
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Journal Article
Title:
Amputation of a major propulsor would not be an insuperable obstacle for survivorship of the slender sunfish Ranzania laevis (Molidae: Tetraodontiformes). (5th March 2014)
Main Title:
Amputation of a major propulsor would not be an insuperable obstacle for survivorship of the slender sunfish Ranzania laevis (Molidae: Tetraodontiformes)
Abstract : A record of a healthy specimen of slender sunfish Ranzania laevis with an amputated anal fin and healed scars is described from the south-western Indian Ocean. This is the first evidence of nektonic pelagic fish survival in spite of the ablation of a major locomotory organ and the first indication of non-lethal predation on adult slender sunfish.