MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF CAPOETA TRUTTA (CYPRINIDAE) AND PLANILIZA ABU (MUGILIDAE) FRESHWATER FISH IN SULAIMANI GOVERNORATE, IRAQ.

Autor: ALI, M. K., ABDULLAH, S. M. A.
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Zdroj: Applied Ecology & Environmental Research; 2019, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p7439-7451, 13p
Abstrakt: The morphological similarities of species of Capoeta and Planiliza genera make the identification difficult in some cases. Thus, this classification should be confirmed by molecular examination. In this study, 150 specimens of Capoeta trutta (Cyprinidae) were collected from Dukan Lake and 120 specimens of Planiliza abu (Mugilidae) from Sirwan River in northwestern and southeastern Sulaimani Governorate, respectively. The two fish species recorded were native species. The DNA sequences of both species of fish (C. trutta and P. abu) were mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtDNA COI) locus 617 bp with 61 cytochrome b (cytb) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial, 446 bp respectively. Following analysis the sequences were compared with sequences of other genera and fish species stored in GenBank. DNA sequencing results showed that studied species belong to Capoeta trutta and Planiliza abu. We conclude, in the view of the results of the present study, that DNA sequence analysis revealed and confirmed the validity of these two species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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