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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