Genetic homogeneity of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the western Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic

Authors

  • Carles Pla Laboratori d’Ictiologia Genètica. Departament de Biologia. Universitat de Girona
  • Josep Martí Pujolar Laboratori d’Ictiologia Genètica. Departament de Biologia. Universitat de Girona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1999.63n3-4337

Keywords:

dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus, protein electrophoresis, population genetics, Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Atlantic

Abstract


Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is an epipelagic, highly migratory species distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate waters including the Mediterranean Sea. Protein electrophoresis analyses can provide knowledge of the genetic population structure of the species and therefore be used as a tool for fishery management. Areas sampled include the islands of Majorca and Sicily in the western Mediterranean and the Canary Islands in the eastern Atlantic. The results of the protein electrophoresis reveal a level of genetic variability similar to other highly migratory species. No differences were found among locations, and it was not possible to reject the null hypothesis of one panmictic population in the area studied.

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Published

1999-12-30

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Pla C, Pujolar JM. Genetic homogeneity of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the western Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic. Sci. mar. [Internet]. 1999Dec.30 [cited 2024Mar.28];63(3-4):337-41. Available from: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/868

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