Genetic differentiation of Macrodon ancylodon (Sciaenidae, Perciformes) populations in Atlantic coastal waters of South America as revealed by mtDNA analysis

The king weakfish (pescada-gó in Portuguese - Macrodon ancylodon (Sciaenidae), a demersal (bottom-feeding) species found in South America Atlantic coastal waters from the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela to Baia Blanca in Argentina, is an economically important species because of its abundance and wide ac...

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Published in:	Genetics and Molecular Biology
Main Authors:	Simôni Santos, Horacio Schneider, Iracilda Sampaio
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2003-01-01
Subjects:	Macrodon ancylodon Sciaenidae Perciformes 16S rRNA cytochrome b genetic differentiation
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572003000200008