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Mugil curema in Argentinean waters: Combined morphological and molecular approach

Mugil curema in Argentinean waters: Combined morphological and molecular approach

Authors :
María Inés Roldán
Sandra Heras
Mariano González Castro
Source :
Aquaculture. 261:473-478
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2006.

Abstract

A previously unidentified mullet species (Mugil sp.) from Mar Chiquita lagoon, Argentina, was compared with two candidate species Mugil curema and M. cephalus using 12 truss landmarks and three mitochondrial DNA genes (12S rRNA, cytochrome b and COI). Both procedures confirmed that the Argentinean fish were white mullet M. curema. Morphological comparisons clearly segregated M. curema from M. cephalus samples in PCA plot. Similarly, Argentinean haplotypes at each gene overlapped with M. curema reference samples while M. cephalus haplotypes remained distinct. These combined data provide a valuable baseline for further investigations on the geographic distribution of this commercially important species group.

Details

ISSN :
00448486
Volume :
261
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Aquaculture
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8e501fdafd5f28446d1d30ecbbeb8ff1
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.07.003