Genetic and morphological variation of Synaptura lusitanica Capello, 1868, along the Portuguese coast
Cabral, H.N.; Marques, J.F.; Rego, A.L.; Catarino, A.I.; Figueiredo, J.; Garcia, J. (2003). Genetic and morphological variation of Synaptura lusitanica Capello, 1868, along the Portuguese coast. J. Sea Res. 50(2-3): 167-175. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1385-1101(03)00060-1
In: Journal of Sea Research. Elsevier/Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Amsterdam; Den Burg. ISSN 1385-1101; e-ISSN 1873-1414, more
Also appears in:Geffen, A.J.; Nash, R.D.M.; van der Veer, H.W. (Ed.) (2003). Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Flatfish Ecology, Part I. Port Erin, Isle of Man, 3-7 November 2002. Journal of Sea Research, 50(2-3). Elsevier: Amsterdam. 87-270 pp., more
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| Keywords |
Fisheries > Finfish fisheries > Flatfish fisheries
Genetic diversity
Morphometry
Phenotypic variations
Population characteristics > Population structure
Synaptura lusitanica de Brito Capello, 1868 [WoRMS]
ANE, Portugal [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Synaptura lusitanica; Portuguese sole; isozymes; morphology; populationstructure; fisheries |
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- Cabral, H.N.
- Marques, J.F.
- Rego, A.L.
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- Catarino, A.I., more
- Figueiredo, J.
- Garcia, J.
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| Abstract |
The Portuguese sole, Synaptura lusitanica Capello, 1868, is distributed from Portugal to Angola. In Portugal, it occurs on the west coast and on the south-eastern coast. The genetic and morphological variation of S. lusitanica was studied based on protein electrophoresis and morphometric and meristic analyses of samples collected in four areas along the Portuguese coast. The genetic analysis was based on 12 loci, 10 of which were polymorphic. The morphological analysis included 12 morphometric measurements and 7 meristic counts. Both analyses indicated divergence between the west coast sample (Setúbal) and the other samples collected in the south-eastern coast (Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António). Although the discreteness of the west coast individuals of S. lusitanica was not completely evident, a conservative approach to the fisheries management of this species would consider two independent stocks. |
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