Clarifying the taxonomy of some cryptic blennies (Blenniidae) in their native and introduced range

Abstract Omobranchus punctatus is native to the Indo-Pacific region and invasive in the Atlantic region, currently being considered one of the most widely distributed blenny species. However, recent molecular studies indicated that O. punctatus is a complex of species, with three divergent mtDNA lin...

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Main Authors: M. Pilar Cabezas, Oscar M. Lasso-Alcalá, Elena Quintero-T, Raquel Xavier, Tommaso Giarrizzo, Jorge L. S. Nunes, Fabiola S. Machado, Jesús Gómez, Wellington Silva Pedroza, Michael J. Jowers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12580-z