Skeletal deformities such as scoliosis, pugheadness and complete absence of pelvic fins have been described in three specimens of Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758, Nemipterus randalli Russell, 1986 and Sparus aurata (Linnaeus, 1758). The cases of scoliosis were with 4 lateral bends, pugheadness with a significant absence of bones from the preorbital region of the fish skull and the complete absence of pelvic fins accompanied with absence of pelvic girdle.
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