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Integration of DNA barcoding for the initial recordings of L essepsian fishes: a case study of the I ndo‐ P acific slender ponyfish E quulites elongatus
Author(s) -
Sakinan S.,
Karahan A.,
Ok M.
Publication year - 2017
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.13207
Subject(s) - meristics , biology , dna barcoding , mitochondrial dna , mediterranean sea , cytochrome c oxidase , mediterranean climate , zoology , identification (biology) , fishery , evolutionary biology , ecology , gene , mitochondrion , genetics
In this study, the DNA barcode of a regional Lessepsian sighting of the slender ponyfish Equulites elongatus is integrated with morphometric and meristic descriptors as a case study to address further identification problems in the Mediterranean Sea. The study also aims to contribute to the regional mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I information pool, to support other potential uses. The initial sighting of E. elongatus from the north‐eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey is provided from a trawl survey on 3 June 2015, where 76 specimens were captured during a 15 min tow.