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DNA barcoding of shared fish species from the North Atlantic and Australasia: minimal divergence for most taxa, but Zeus faber and Lepidopus caudatus each probably constitute two species

2008; Inter-Research; Volume: 3; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/ab00068

2195-2744

RD Ward, Filipe O. Costa, B. Holmes, Dirk Steinke,

Ichthyology and Marine Biology

AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections AB 3:71-78 (2008) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00068 DNA barcoding of shared fish species from the North Atlantic and Australasia: minimal divergence for most taxa, but Zeus faber and Lepidopus caudatus each probably constitute two species Robert D. Ward1,*, Filipe O. Costa2, Bronwyn H. Holmes1, Dirk Steinke3 1CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 2Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK 3Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 579 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada *Email: bob.ward@csiro.au ABSTRACT: Fifteen fish species, totalling 149 specimens, were cytochrome c oxidase I sequenced—barcoded—from Northern (Atlantic and Mediterranean) and Southern (Australasian) Hemisphere waters. Thirteen species showed no significant evidence of spatial genetic differentiation for this gene, although small sample sizes reduced statistical power. For marine fish, barcodes collected in one part of a species range are likely to be useful as identifiers in all other parts of its range. Two species did show striking north–south differentiation, with FST values of 0.84 and 0.96 (both p << 0.001). One of these, the silver scabbardfish Lepidopus caudatus, showed 2.75% genetic distance between northern and southern clades. The other, John dory Zeus faber, showed 7.44% differentiation between northern and southern clades. All specimens of these 2 species fell correctly into the northern or southern clade. We suggest that both taxa conceal a currently unrecognised, cryptic species, and recommend further taxonomic and genetic investigation. KEY WORDS: Mitochondrial DNA · Cytochrome c oxidase · COI · CoxI · Identification · Zeus faber · Lepidopus caudatus · Cryptic species Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Ward RD, Costa FO, Holmes BH, Steinke D (2008) DNA barcoding of shared fish species from the North Atlantic and Australasia: minimal divergence for most taxa, but Zeus faber and Lepidopus caudatus each probably constitute two species. Aquat Biol 3:71-78. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00068 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AB Vol. 3, No. 1. Online publication date: July 17, 2008 Print ISSN: 1864-7782; Online ISSN: 1864-7790 Copyright © 2008 Inter-Research.