Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles
Genetic and Morphological Variation of Synaptura lusitanica Capello, 1868, along the Portuguese Coast
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2003
Publication Title
Journal of Sea Research
Keywords
Synaptura lusitanica, Portuguese sole, Isozymes, Morphology, Population structure, Fisheries
ISSN
1385-1101
Volume
50
Issue/No.
2-3
First Page
167
Last Page
175
Abstract
The Portuguese sole, Synaptura lusitanica Capello, 1868, is distributed from Portugal to Angola. In Portugal, it occurs on the west coast and on the south-eastern coast. The genetic and morphological variation of S. lusitanica was studied based on protein electrophoresis and morphometric and meristic analyses of samples collected in four areas along the Portuguese coast. The genetic analysis was based on 12 loci, 10 of which were polymorphic. The morphological analysis included 12 morphometric measurements and 7 meristic counts. Both analyses indicated divergence between the west coast sample (Setúbal) and the other samples collected in the south-eastern coast (Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António). Although the discreteness of the west coast individuals of S. lusitanica was not completely evident, a conservative approach to the fisheries management of this species would consider two independent stocks.
NSUWorks Citation
Henrique Cabral, Joana F. Marques, Ana Luisa Rego, Ana Isabel Catarino, Joana Figueiredo, and Joana Garcia. 2003. Genetic and Morphological Variation of Synaptura lusitanica Capello, 1868, along the Portuguese Coast .Journal of Sea Research , (2-3) : 167 -175. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/400.
ORCID ID
0000-0001-6597-0268
DOI
10.1016/S1385-1101(03)00060-1
Comments
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