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New records of two deep-sea eels collected from the Western Pacific Ocean based on COI and 16S rRNA genes.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2021
Kim Han-Jun, Han Jeonghoon, Kim Byung-Jik, Lee Kyun-Woo, Hyeong Kiseong, Choi Young-Ung
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BACKGROUND: Two deep-sea eels collected from the Western Pacific Ocean are described in this study. Based on their morphological characteristics, the two deep-sea eel specimens were assumed to belong to the cusk-eel family Ophidiidae and the cutthroat eel family Synaphobranchidae. METHODS AND RESULTS: To accurately identify the species of the deep-sea eel specimens, we sequenced the mitochondrial genes...
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