Integrative approach for validation of six important fish species inhabiting River Poonch of north-west Himalayan region (India).

ABSTRACT: Traditionally, species of fish are identified based on morphological characteristics. Although these taxonomic descriptions are essential, there are cases where the morphological characters distinguishing these species show marginal differences. For instance, in the Poonch River in the Himalayas, there are 21 species, out of which some are morphologically similar, and the taxonomic distinction between these species is unclear. Therefore, in this study, we used sequences from two mitochondrial genes, Cytochrome b (Cyt b) and a larger ribosomal subunit (16S rRNA), as well as the morphological analysis to address any taxonomic ambiguities among the six fish species. Maximum Likelihood results revealed that all the species were clustered according to their families and genera. The pheno

SUBMITTER: Awas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9886096 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature