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Two spinefoot colour morphs: mottled spinefoot Siganus fuscescens and white‐spotted spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus are synonyms
Author(s) -
Hsu T.H.,
Adiputra Y. T.,
Burridge C. P.,
Gwo J.C.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03104.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , white (mutation) , gene , genetics
Mottled spinefoot Siganus fuscescens and white‐spotted spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus are two similar species that differ subtly in colouration and morphology. Three major mtDNA clades were identified for these species, but individuals were clustered by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) according to geography rather than morphology, suggesting that the colour morphs are interbreeding.