Range distribution and contributions to taxonomy of Elops smithi (ELOPIFORMES: ELOPIDAE)

This study presents the first record of Elops smithi for northern Brazil. The evidence suggests this species is being misidentified incorrectly as Elops saurus in estuaries of the Western Atlantic Ocean. Here, morphological, molecular, and cytogenetic evidence identified all ladyfish specimens from...

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 91; no. 4; p. e20181240
Main Authors: SOUSA, RODRIGO P.C. DE, SODRÉ, DENISE, COSTA, RAUQUÍRIO M. DA, VALLINOTO, MARCELO, OLIVEIRA, EDIVALDO H.C., SILVA-OLIVEIRA, GLÁUCIA C., SAMPAIO, IRACILDA, GUIMARÃES-COSTA, AURYCÉIA
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Academia Brasileira de Ciências 01.01.2019
Subjects:
Animal Distribution
Animals
Brazil
Elopidae
Estuaries
Fishes - classification
Fishes - genetics
Karyotype
Ladyfish
Malacho
Mitochondrial DNA
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Brazil
Elopidae
Ladyfish
Mitochondrial DNA
Malacho
Karyotype
ISSN:0001-3765, 1678-2690, 1678-2690
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Summary:This study presents the first record of Elops smithi for northern Brazil. The evidence suggests this species is being misidentified incorrectly as Elops saurus in estuaries of the Western Atlantic Ocean. Here, morphological, molecular, and cytogenetic evidence identified all ladyfish specimens from one estuary in the region as E. smithi. Thus, at least Elops smithi occurs in the northern coast of Brazil and it is recommended that specimens from this region identified as E. saurus be further investigated with genetic and cytogenetic tools in order to assure a correct species identification.
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ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765201920181240