A record of the Porbeagle, Lamna nasus, in coastal waters of Buenos Aires (Argentina) confirmed by DNA barcoding

• Published in: DNA Barcodes
• Main Authors: Mabragaña, Ezequiel, Lucifora, Luis Omar, Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter
• Subjects: LAMNA NASUS; PORBEAGLE; SHARK; ARGENTINA; COASTAL WATERS; DNA BARCODE; CONSERVATION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Nordeste; Misiones; Lamna nasus; Porbeagle
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/44725

A record of a juvenile Porbeagle, Lamna nasus, in the coastal waters of Argentina is confirmed by DNA barcoding, since the specimen lacked some external diagnostic features. We discuss the occurrence of this species in the coastal waters of Argentina, its molecular affinity with conspecifics from a...