Geographically widespread swordfish barcode stock identification: a case study of its application.

The swordfish (Xiphias gladius) is a cosmopolitan large pelagic fish inhabiting tempered and tropical waters and it is a target species for fisheries all around the world. The present study investigated the ability of COI barcoding to reliably identify swordfish and particularly specific stocks of t...

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Main Authors: Anna Maria Pappalardo, Francesca Guarino, Simona Reina, Angela Messina, Vito De Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198442?pdf=render