title: Establishment of an albino strain of the bitterling Tanakia signifer (Pisces, Cyprinidae).
abstract: An albino strain of the bitterling Tanakia signifer (Pisces, Cyprinidae, Acheilognathinae) was established through interbreeding using an albino male selected from among the offspring produced from the spawning of 18 wild-caught individuals. This is the first report of albinism in this species. Progeny tests demonstrated that inheritance of the trait follows the expected pattern for a simple autosomal recessive. A stock of 200+ individuals is currently being held at the Kannonzaki Nature History Museum, Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan. ueda@cc.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishinabe
authors.forename: S-R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D008297:Male