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Molecular data indicate the presence of a novel species of Centropomus (Centropomidae - Perciformes) in the Western Atlantic.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Aug 2014
de Oliveira Joiciane N, Gomes Grazielle, do Rêgo Péricles Sena, Moreira Sávia, Sampaio Iracilda, Schneider Horacio, Araripe Juliana
Abstract excerpt
Centropomus undecimalis is distributed in the coastal waters of the western Atlantic between North Carolina and São Paulo, although very little is known of the genetic structure of its populations. Here, 148 C. undecimalis samples were obtained from six sites in the southwestern Atlantic, representing the Brazilian distribution of this species. Segments of three mitochondrial (Cytb, COI and 16S) and one nuclear...
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