DNA Barcode reveals mislabelling in the identification of marine fish swimming bladders for commercialization. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: da Silva, Caio F.; Daneluz, Cahique M.; Camacho-Oliveira, Raul B.; do Prado, Fernanda D.; Foresti, Fausto; Rodrigues, Carlos E.; Porto-Foresti, Fábio
• Is Part Of: Forensic science international. Volume 299(2019)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 43
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Species identification -- Fisheries -- Barcoding -- Micropogonias furnieri -- Pogonia cromis; Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Forensic -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine légale -- Périodiques; Chimie légale -- Périodiques; Gerechtelijke geneeskunde; Gerechtelijke chemie; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; Chemistry, Forensic; Medical jurisprudence; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.03.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0379-0738

Abstract

Abstract: Sequences of the mitochondrial gene COI (DNA Barcode) wereused to identify marine fish swimming bladders commercialized in Brazil. The comparisons of the obtained sequences of the samples registered as catfish for the commerce with previously published data available in NCBI and BOLD showed that the fish products commercialized corresponded to two Perciform species, Pogonias cromis and Micropogonias furnieri . These results besides contradicting the formal identification of the species included in the fisheries control revealed an illegal trade of one of these species, M. furnieri that is threatened and consequently have its capture prohibited.