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the present study further researches are needed to study the variability of the anomalies discussed in the present
study in both juvenile and adult commercial fish species in different locations and years, taking into consideration
the mortalities that related to these anomalies. Through the experiments, it is important to identify the specific
mechanism(s) responsible for this deformity, whether the causes are genetic or epigenetic.
Authors’ contributions
Both authors have contributed equally toward the publication of this paper.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the Ministry of Agriculture, Fish Welfare Branch, Jubail Province, Saudi Arabia for giving us the opportunity
to examine and study the deformed fish specimens. Our thanks are also due to Sergey Bogorodsky of Station of Naturalists, Omsk,
Russia and Ronald Fricke of Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Rosenstein, Germany, for identification of the species.
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