Show simple item record

dc.creatorLabastida,Elizabeth
dc.creatorCobián,Dorka
dc.creatorHénaut,Yann
dc.creatorGarcía-Rivas,María del Carmen
dc.creatorChevalier,Pedro P
dc.creatorMachkour-M’Rabet,Salima
dc.date2015-11-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T13:27:52Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T13:27:52Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2015000500021
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/88157
dc.descriptionThe red lionfish (Pterois volitans) and devil fire-fish (Pterois miles) are invasive species that pose a threat to the biodiversity and stability of coral reefs in the Western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Species identification of lionfish is uncertain in some parts of Cuba, and research has mainly been focused on their biology and ecology. The principal aim of this study was to determine highly polymorphic markers (Inter Simple Sequence Repeat, ISSR) that could be used in research on lionfish population genetics in addition to confirming the presence of Pterois species in the Guanahacabibes National Park. The genetic profile or "fingerprint" of individuals collected in Mexico, formally identified as P. volitans, was compared with the genetic profile of specimens from Cuba. There were very few "diagnostic bands" and a high number of "common bands", demonstrating that the same species exists in both countries. Furthermore, Nei's genetic distance and the unrooted tree do not show significant differences between both localities. In light of these results, we can confirm the presence of P. volitans in the Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba. This study demonstrates the functionality of ISSR as a molecular tool for species identification and their application for genetic population studies of this invasive fish species.
dc.formattext/html
dc.languageen
dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
dc.relation10.3856/vol43-issue5-fulltext-21
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceLatin american journal of aquatic research v.43 n.5 2015
dc.subjectPterois volitans
dc.subjectfish
dc.subjectfingerprint
dc.subjectISSR
dc.subjectCaribbean Sea
dc.titleThe use of ISSR markers for species determination and a genetic study of the invasive lionfish in Guanahacabibes, Cuba


This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record