DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

In this study, the collected fish species were identified based on morphological observations and then evaluated by DNA barcoding. The COI gene has been recognized as a biological marker for fish species identification and the objective of this study is to analyze the variable region of the COI gene...

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Main Author: Solami Lafi Al
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-06-01
Series:Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2024.2.02
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description In this study, the collected fish species were identified based on morphological observations and then evaluated by DNA barcoding. The COI gene has been recognized as a biological marker for fish species identification and the objective of this study is to analyze the variable region of the COI gene in subunit I. The mitochondrial cytochrome (COI) oxidase subunit I gene was analyzed as a suitable molecular maker for the identification of three specimens of the fish species Hipposcarus harid, widely distributed in the Red Sea. The COI gene sequences in the variable region revealed variations among the fish species. The COI gene sequences in the variable region were similar to the variable region of Hipposcarus harid collected from the Northern Red Sea and all three were named: H. harid H13, H. harid H2c, and H. harid H12. The identification of the fish species collected from the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia would help ichthyologists improve the management, conservation and monitoring of economically important long-nose parrotfish species in Saudi Arabia.
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spelling doaj-art-51f1e9a849d04b858d7e58b4d74e41f12025-01-20T11:10:24ZengSciendoOceanological and Hydrobiological Studies1897-31912024-06-0153211111910.26881/oahs-2024.2.02DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi ArabiaSolami Lafi Al0Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaIn this study, the collected fish species were identified based on morphological observations and then evaluated by DNA barcoding. The COI gene has been recognized as a biological marker for fish species identification and the objective of this study is to analyze the variable region of the COI gene in subunit I. The mitochondrial cytochrome (COI) oxidase subunit I gene was analyzed as a suitable molecular maker for the identification of three specimens of the fish species Hipposcarus harid, widely distributed in the Red Sea. The COI gene sequences in the variable region revealed variations among the fish species. The COI gene sequences in the variable region were similar to the variable region of Hipposcarus harid collected from the Northern Red Sea and all three were named: H. harid H13, H. harid H2c, and H. harid H12. The identification of the fish species collected from the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia would help ichthyologists improve the management, conservation and monitoring of economically important long-nose parrotfish species in Saudi Arabia.https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2024.2.02mitochondrial dnacoi genesmarine fishcoral reef fishfish population
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DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
mitochondrial dna
coi genes
marine fish
coral reef fish
fish population
title DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
title_full DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
title_short DNA barcoding of commercially important marine fish species Hipposcarus harid from the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
title_sort dna barcoding of commercially important marine fish species hipposcarus harid from the central red sea saudi arabia
topic mitochondrial dna
coi genes
marine fish
coral reef fish
fish population
url https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2024.2.02
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