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RTLA 1771. Goldfish, Carassius auratus 
Material: 
Gross specimen with a flat, fungating, amorphous le¬ 
sion straddling the back 
Habitat: 
Diagnosis: 
Submitter: 
Pet 
Neurilemmoma — poorly-differentiated 
R. Marino 
RTLA 1772. Gemfish (hake), Rexea solandri 
Material: 
Habitat: 
Hard lesion from left side; 5 microscope slides 
Between Sydney and Wollongong, New South Wales, 
Australia 
Diagnosis: 
Scar tissue containing metaplastic bone — probably re¬ 
lated to an injury 
Submitter: 
P. H. Wolf 
RTLA 1773. Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 
Material; 
Gross specimen with a firm, bean-shaped growth attached 
to the belly, between the pectoral and pelvic fins. 
The growth has a pectoral fin on the right, a less de¬ 
veloped pectoral fin on the left, and a pelvic fin. 
Diagnosis: 
Submitter: 
Teratoid anomaly manifested by incomplete twinning 
J. G. Hnath 
RTLA 1774. Green turtle, Chelonia mydas 
Material: 
Total of eight growths: extending out of right posterior 
lung; associated with right shoulder area; associated 
with ventral area of esophagus and trachea; associated 
with right lung; associated with lower intestine; 2 
growths externally, one on each side of neck/head; 
growth externally on right side of neck; 1 print of 
live animal 
Habitat: 
Diagnosis: 
Submitter: 
Off of Waikiki Beach, Island of Oahu, Hawaii 
Fibropapillomas 
G. H. Balazs 
RTLA 1775. Koi carp, Cyprinus carpio 
Material: 
Habitat: 
Diagnosis: 
Submitter: 
Four microscope slides; autopsy report 
Captive specimen 
Nephroblastoma 
G. C. Blasiola, Jr. 
RTLA 1776. Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix 
Material: 
Gross specimen with a cluster of amorphous, cyst-like, 
granular growths attached to the spines on the right 
side of the animal 
Habitat: 
Diagnosis: 
Submitter: 
Naos Island Marine Lab, Balboa, Canal Zone (Pacific) 
Lymphocystls 
J. Cubit 
RTLA 1777. Boa constrictor 
Material: 
Habitat: 
Three gross juvenile specimens 
Captive specimens 
