The mismatch between morphological and molecular attribution of three Glossogobius species in the Mekong Delta.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is the granary for the whole country, providing animal and plant resources, especially fish. Among the fish species, the genus Glossogobius are the majority. Until now, research for this species has been solely relied on fish morphology for identification. Hence, the present study aimed to describe the morphological variations of the morphologically identified gobies and to validate them at the molecular level through the sequencing of the barcode region, the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) gene to preliminary provide fundamental information for conservation.

Results

The mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I genes were amplified successfully with an approximate size of 650-680 bp. Their morphometries were

SUBMITTER: Truong NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10126994 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature