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DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity and peculiar phylogeographic patterns in mojarras (Perciformes: Gerreidae) from the Caribbean and South-western Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2020

Uedson Pereira Jacobina Open the ORCID record for Uedson Pereira Jacobina [Opens in a new window] ,
Rodrigo Augusto Torres ,
Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso ,
Ewerton Vieira dos Santos ,
Leonardo Luiz Calado  and
Jamille de Araújo Bitencourt
Uedson Pereira Jacobina*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ictiologia e Conservação, Campus-Penedo/Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Avenida Beira Rio s/n, PenedoCEP 57200-000, Alagoas, Brazil
Rodrigo Augusto Torres
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Genômica Evolutiva e Ambiental, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av Prof. Nelson Chaves s/n, Cidade Universitária, CEP 50670-420, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, 45206190, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
Ewerton Vieira dos Santos
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Ictiologia e Conservação, Campus-Penedo/Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Avenida Beira Rio s/n, PenedoCEP 57200-000, Alagoas, Brazil
Leonardo Luiz Calado
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Genética de Recursos Marinhos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, S/N, Campus Universitário, 59078970, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Jamille de Araújo Bitencourt
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, 45206190, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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Author for correspondence: Uedson Pereira Jacobina, E-mail: uedson.jacobina@penedo.ufal.br
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Abstract

The mojarras (Eucinostomus) are a widespread group of coastal fishes of controversial taxonomy because of similarities in their external morphology. In the present study, we assessed the genetic diversity of species and populations of Eucinostomus using DNA barcodes using a systematic and phylogeographic context. In total, 416 COI sequences of all valid Eucinostomus representatives were analysed based on public databases and collected specimens from the north-eastern coast of Brazil (Western South Atlantic). Several cases of misidentification were detected in the barcode dataset (E. argenteus, E. harengulus, E. gula, E. dowii and E. jonesii) that could account for the taxonomic issues in this genus. In contrast, we identified four molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTUs), with divergence above 2% in the Western Atlantic, that correspond to cryptic forms within E. argenteus, E. harengulus, E. gula and E. melanopterus. These data suggest that Plio-Pleistocene events (rise of the Panama isthmus, Amazonas outflow and sea-level fluctuations) played a major role in the diversification of mojarras. While subtle morphological differences have been used as proxies to discriminate Eucinostomus species, the genetic data proved to be efficient in differentiating them and revealing potentially undescribed taxa. Therefore, we recommend that further taxonomic studies in mojarras should incorporate DNA-based evidence.

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COIcryptic speciesestuariesEucinostomusMOTUWestern Atlantic
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 100 , Issue 2 , March 2020 , pp. 277 - 283
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2020

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