Molecular Identification of an Invasive <i>Sarotherodon</i> Species from the Atchakpa Freshwater Reservoir (Ouémé River Basin, Benin) and Comparison within <i>S. melanotheron</i> Using COI Markers

Molecular Identification of an Invasive <i>Sarotherodon</i> Species from the Atchakpa Freshwater Reservoir (Ouémé River Basin, Benin) and Comparison within <i>S. melanotheron</i> Using COI Markers

The Atchakpa freshwater reservoir (Ouémé Basin, Benin) was found to harbour an unexpected population of a cichlid species that was presumed to be <i>Sarotherodon melanotheron</i>. This species became dominant in the reservoir and became the main fisheries target species. We applied DNA b...

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Main Authors: Rodrigue Orobiyi Edéya Pèlèbè, Ibrahim Imorou Toko, Erik Verheyen, Maarten Van Steenberge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
cytochrome c oxidase subunit I
black-chin tilapia
DNA barcoding
Savè
species introductions
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/7/297

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