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New Genetic Evidence from Three Keel-Backed Liza Species Based on DNA Barcoding Confirms Morphology-Based Identification

New Genetic Evidence from Three Keel-Backed Liza Species Based on DNA Barcoding Confirms Morphology-Based Identification

Lu Liu1, Sher Khan Panhwar2, Tianxiang Gao3, Zhiqiang Han3, Chunhou Li4, Dianrong Sun4 and Na Song1,*

1FisheriesCollege, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People’s Republic of China
2Center of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Parkistan
3Fishery College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 266003, People’s Republic of China
4South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510003, People’s Republic of China

*      Corresponding author: songna624@163.com

Fig 1

Sampling sites in the present study; S1, Liza carinata; S2, Liza klunzingeri; S3, Liza affinis; *, sites indexed from GenBank and reference [2]

Fig 2

A, Liza affinis (GÜnther, 1861); B, Liza klunzingeri
(Day, 1888); C, Liza carinata (Valenciennes, 1836)

Fig 3

Neighbor-joining tree constructed using the K2P model for COI gene sequences of three Liza species with a keel on the back. Bootstrap values of >50% from 1000 replicates are shown.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

April

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 2, pp. 503-1000

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