Genetic evidence supports a range extension for the Brazilian cownose ray <scp><i>Rhinoptera brasiliensis</i></scp> in the western North Atlantic

K. Weber, Helen; M. Jones, Christian; J. Ajemian, Matthew; McCallister, Michael; L. Winner, Brent; R. Poulakis, Gregg; M. Bethea, Dana; D. Hollensead, Lisa; Zapf, Daniel; D. Swenson, John; M. Hendon, Jill; S. Daly‐Engel, Toby; M. Phillips, Nicole

doi:10.1111/jfb.14582

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Genetic evidence supports a range extension for the Brazilian cownose ray Rhinoptera brasiliensis in the western North Atlantic

Published in Journal of Fish Biology • Oct 9, 2020

Authors:

Helen K. Weber

Christian M. Jones

Matthew J. Ajemian

Abstract

We report 24 new records of the Brazilian cownose ray Rhinoptera brasiliensis outside its accepted geographic range. Sequencing of a 442-base pair portion of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene for 282 Rhinoptera samples revealed eight records off the east coast of the USA and 16 fro...

Subject

Biology

Range (aeronautics)

Mitochondrial DNA

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