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Northernmost record of the little gulper shark Centrophorus uyato in the north‐eastern Atlantic Ocean, with taxonomical notes on Centrophorus zeehaani
Author(s) -
Wienerroither R. M.,
Bjelland O.,
Bachmann L.,
Junge C.
Publication year - 2015
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/jfb.12602
Subject(s) - biology , dna barcoding , mitochondrial dna , cytochrome c oxidase subunit i , norwegian , zoology , fishery , taxonomy (biology) , gene , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy
A specimen of the little gulper shark Centrophorus uyato was collected in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of northern Norway, marking the northernmost record of the species in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. Morphological characteristics collected from the specimen indicate a close relationship to the Australian species Centrophorus zeehaani . DNA barcoding analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I ( coI ) gene for species of Centrophorus suggests conspecificity of C. uyato and C. zeehaani .