DNA barcoding and morphological identification of neotropical ichthyoplankton from the Upper Paraná and São Francisco

Becker, RA; Sales, NAIARA GUIMARAES; Santos, GM; Santos, GB; Carvalho, DC

Abstract

The identification of fish larvae from two neotropical hydrographic basins using traditional morphological taxonomy and DNA barcoding revealed no conflicting results between the morphological and barcode identification of larvae. A lower rate (25%) of correct morphological identification of eggs as belonging to migratory or non-migratory species was achieved. Accurate identification of ichthyoplankton by DNA barcoding is an important tool for fish reproductive behaviour studies, correct estimation of biodiversity by detecting eggs from rare species, as well as defining environmental and management strategies for fish conservation in the neotropics.

Citation

Becker, R., Sales, N. G., Santos, G., Santos, G., & Carvalho, D. (2015). DNA barcoding and morphological identification of neotropical ichthyoplankton from the Upper Paraná and São Francisco. Journal of Fish Biology, 87(1), 159-168. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12707

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 1, 2015
• Online Publication Date: May 18, 2015
• Publication Date: May 18, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Fish Biology
• Print ISSN: 0022-1112
• Electronic ISSN: 1095-8649
• Publisher: Wiley
• Volume: 87
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 159-168
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12707
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12707
• Related Public URLs: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1095-8649
• Additional Information: Funders : CNPq;BrBOL