Assessing ecological and molecular divergence between the closely related species Hydrolagus pallidus and H. affinis (Chimaeridae)

Autor: B, Violi, M R, Gaither, F, Burns, A, Rus Hoelzel, F, Neat
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of fish biology. 92(4)
ISSN: 1095-8649
Popis: This study investigated taxonomic validity of the pale ghost shark Hydrolagus pallidus HardyStehmann, 1990, which was described as a species distinct from the smalleyed rabbitfish H. affinis (de Brito Capello 1868). While few morphological characters distinguish the two taxa, a striking difference in sex ratio and fixed differences (1·1-1·6% divergence) in the cytochrome oxidase subunit I barcoding gene support the recognition of both species.
Databáze: OpenAIRE