Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access

DNA Barcoding Revealing the Parrotfish (Perciformes: Scaridae) Diversity of the Coral Reef Ecosystem of the South China Sea

Yayuan Xiao, Chunhou Li, Teng Wang, Lin Lin, Jiatong Guo, Qiumei Quan, Yong Liu · Sustainability, 2022

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Authors: Yayuan Xiao (Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization and Processing of Marine Fishery Resources of Hainan Province/Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya 572018, China; Scientific Observation and Research Station of Pearl River Estuary Ecosystem of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510300, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China); Chunhou Li (Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization and Processing of Marine Fishery Resources of Hainan Province/Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya 572018, China; Scientific Observation and Research Station of Pearl River Estuary Ecosystem of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510300, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China); Teng Wang (Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization and Processing of Marine Fishery Resources of Hainan Province/Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya 572018, China; Scientific Observation and Research Station of Pearl River Estuary Ecosystem of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510300, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China); Lin Lin (Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510300, China; Scientific Observation and Research Station of Pearl River Estuary Ecosystem of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510300, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China); Jiatong Guo (Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510300, China); Qiumei Quan (Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510300, China); Yong Liu (Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization and Processing of Marine Fishery Resources of Hainan Province/Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya 572018, China; Scientific Observation and Research Station of Pearl River Estuary Ecosystem of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510300, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China)
Published: 18 Nov 2022
Venue: Sustainability
Publisher: MDPI AG
Source type: Peer-reviewed article
Place of publication: Switzerland · Academic
Original language: English
Access: Open access
DOI: 10.3390/su142215386
Topics: Marine environment & ecology
Regions: South China Sea (whole)
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The study builds a parrotfish DNA-barcode reference and compares genetic with morphological classification. The authors identify potentially more genetic units than recognized species while documenting limits to identification success.

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