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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Geometric morphometrics as a tool for identifying emperor fish (Lethrinidae) larvae and juveniles
Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 83, No. 1, Year 2013
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of geometric morphometrics for describing the body shape of fish larvae and juveniles, and identifying them to species, in comparison with traditional linear measurements. Species of emperor fishes (Perciformes: Lethrinidae, genus Lethrinus) were chosen as the model group, as the late larval and early juvenile stages in this genus are particularly difficult to identify. Forty-five individuals of different species of Lethrinus were collected from the south-western lagoon of New Caledonia between May 2005 and March 2006. The individuals were first identified to species by their partial cytochrome-b gene sequence. They were then morphologically characterized using eight linear measurements and 23 landmarks recorded on digital photographs. Except for a small proportion of individuals, geometric morphometrics gave better results to distinguish the different species than linear measurements. A 'leave one out' approach confirmed the nearly total discrimination of recently settled Lethrinus genivittatus and Lethrinus nebulosus, whereas traditional identification keys failed to distinguish them. Therefore, geometric morphometrics is a promising tool for identifying fish larvae and juveniles to species. An effective approach would require building image databases of voucher specimens associated with their DNA barcodes. These images could be downloaded by the operator and processed with the specimens to be identified. © 2013 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ponton, Dominique
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Carassou, Laure
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
Raillard, S.
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Borsa, Philippe
Indonesia, Bali
Universitas Udayana
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/jfb.12138
ISSN:
00221112
e-ISSN:
10958649
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics