TY - JOUR AU - Almada, Federico AU - Carvalho Almada, Vitor AU - Domingues, Vera AU - Brito, Alberto AU - Serrao Santos, Ricardo PY - 2005/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Molecular validation of the specific status of Parablennius sanguinolentus and Parablennius parvicornis (Pisces: Blenniidae) JF - Scientia Marina JA - Sci. mar. VL - 69 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n4519 UR - https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/280 SP - 519-523 AB - <i>Parablennius sanguinolentus</i> and <i>P. parvicornis</i> have been classified as either two distinct species or as two sub-species depending on the different criteria used to classify them. An analysis of fragments of mitochondrial 12S and 16S rDNA showed that the genetic distance between samples of <i>P. sanguinolentus</i> and <i>P. parvicornis</i> is similar or higher than those found for other blenniids that are widely recognized as distinct species. These results, together with the distinct geographical distributions and meristic differences, support the conclusion that <i>P. sanguinolentus</i> and <i>P. parvicornis</i> should be considered as two different species. ER -