Global conservation status of marine pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae)
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018 Puffers are biologically and ecologically fascinating fishes best known for their unique morphology and arsenal of defenses including inflation and bioaccumulation of deadly neurotoxins.
Emilie Stump +4 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Lagocephalus gloveri (Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The complete mitochondrial genome of Lagocephalus gloveri is reported in the present study, which is 16,446 bp in length. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding control region.
Xuanyun Huang +6 more
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FishMitoCleaner: Automated Stop Codon Processing and Quality Control of Fish Mitochondrial Protein-Coding Sequences. [PDF]
Ecol EvolFishMitoCleaner automates quality control of fish mitochondrial protein‐coding sequences, correctly handling both complete and incomplete stop codons while protecting terminal TGA codons as tryptophan residues. This tool requires no programming expertise and produces analysis‐ready sequences in a single command, resolving common errors that bias ...
Yang S, Xu P, Wang J, Cai X.
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Reproductive behaviour of the ocean triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) in the shallow waters of the marine-protected area of El Hierro Island (Canary Islands). [PDF]
J Fish BiolAbstract The abundance of Canthidermis sufflamen has increased worldwide, including around the Canary Islands, due to global ocean warming. The reproductive behaviour of this species was studied within a marine‐protected area (MPA) and its adjacent areas off the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands).
Rodríguez-Díaz A +3 more
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Benchmarking the Taxonomic Resolution of Fish eDNA Metabarcodes Against COI Barcodes. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourABSTRACT Even though environmental DNA metabarcoding is revolutionizing biomonitoring, many critical steps remain unstandardized, leading to arbitrary choices, particularly regarding the selection of metabarcode, clustering method and similarity threshold, among others.
Ruiz E, Lamy T, Mouillot D, Durand JD.
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The simple morphology of the sunfish heart. [PDF]
J AnatJensen and Lauridsen describe the least curved vertebrate heart to date in seven specimens of Ocean sunfish. By comparison to multiple vertebrates, it is concluded that the highly unusual heart is a recent evolution that relates in part to the extraordinary shape of the body.
Jensen B, Lauridsen H.
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 2023 The taxonomy of the order Tetraodontiformes is not well studied from the Indian coast, hence an integrated approach was attempted in this paper. Forty-two species of tetraodontiform fishes classified under 8 families in 25 genera were identified using morpho-molecular approach from southern west coast of India.
Suvarna S. Devi +5 more
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A Complete Telomere-To-Telomere Assembly of <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i> and Phylogenomic Insights Into Perciformes. [PDF]
Evol ApplABSTRACT The leopard coral grouper, Plectropomus leopardus Lacepède, 1802, is an ecologically and economically important species in the family Epinephelidae. However, the absence of a complete reference genome has impeded advanced genetic research on this species, and the phylogenetic position of Epinephelidae within Perciformes remains unresolved ...
Zhao B +8 more
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Maximum Size of Stephanolepis diaspros (Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae)
Marine Science and Technology Bulletin, 2021 Reticulated leatherjacket, Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940 is one of the very first Lessepsian settlers in the Mediterranean. On 22 June 2020 a specimen of Stephanolepis diaspros (catalogue number: ESFM-PIS/2020-02) with 305 mm in total length (TL) was captured by an angler off Yassıcaada Island, Urla, Izmir Bay on sandy bottom at a depth ...
Gülnur METİN, Okan AKYOL
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PATTERNS OF GENOME SIZE EVOLUTION IN TETRAODONTIFORM FISHES [PDF]
Evolution, 2001 We used flow cytometry to measure genome size in 15 species from seven families and subfamilies of tetraodontiform fishes. Previous studies have found that smooth pufferfishes (Tetraodontidae) have the smallest genome of any vertebrate measured to date (0.7-1.0 picograms diploid).
Brainerd, EL +3 more
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