Molecular exploration of hidden diversity in the Indo-West Pacific sciaenid clade.

The family Sciaenidae, known as croakers or drums, is one of the largest perciform fish families. A recent multi-gene based study investigating the phylogeny and biogeography of global sciaenids revealed that the origin and early diversification of this family occurred in tropical America during the...

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Main Authors: Pei-Chun Lo, Shu-Hui Liu, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, Wei-Jen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5409148?pdf=render