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Issue: Vol. 4184 No. 3: 7 Nov. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-11-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.3.3
Page range: 471–490
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Halosaur fishes (Notacanthiformes: Halosauridae) from Atlantic Spanish waters according to integrative taxonomy 

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, IIM-CSIC, c/ Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo (Pontevedra), Spain. Grupo de Estudos do Medio Mariño (GEMM), puerto deportivo s/n 15960 Ribeira, A Coruña, Spain.
Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, Calle Catedrático Uría s/n 33071 Oviedo, Spain.
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, C.O. de Vigo, Subida Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
David Barros-García, Departamento de Bioquímica, Xenética e Inmunoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Rúa Fonte das Abelleiras s/n, 36310 Vigo, Spain.
Alejandro de Carlos, Departamento de Bioquímica, Xenética e Inmunoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Rúa Fonte das Abelleiras s/n, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Pisces taxonomy DNA barcoding COI distribution Galicia Bank Le Danois Bank

Abstract

From 2009 to 2011 thirty-five specimens belonging to six halosaurid species of the family Halosauridae were captured in two different locations in the northern waters of Spain. The specimens were identified as belonging to the genera Halosauropsis Collett, 1896, Halosaurus Johnson, 1864 and Aldrovandia Goode & Bean, 1896, including the following species: Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878), Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864, Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888, Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877), Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888) and Aldrovandia oleosa Sulak, 1977. The morphometric measurements and meristic characters of these specimens are given. As a result, a new northern limit of distribution of A. oleosa from the northeastern Atlantic is reported. Using a taxonomical integrative approach, the mitochondrial DNA COI gene sequences from all individuals where determined and their comparison with morphological characters showed no incongruities. Among these specimens, the highest genetic distance within species was 0.8% while the lowest value between species was 3.3%. This ample barcoding gap has allowed the delimitation and assignment of all species reported in a way that matches the traditional taxonomical methods previously employed.

 

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