Biochemical Population Genetics of Redfishes (Sebastes) off Newfoundland
R. H. Payne and I-Hsun Ni
Division of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3V6
Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 3(2): 169-172
ISSN-0250-7408
Electrophoretic analysis of liver enzyme variants from redfish specimens, classified as Sebastes marinus and Sebastes fasciatus on the basis of meristics and gasbladder musculature, provides clear evidence that these taxa are valid biological species. It is also evident that S. fasciatus and S. mentella are genetically distinct and that S. mentella is more closely related to S. marinus than to S. fasciatus. These preliminary analyses indicate that it may soon be possible to devise a biochemical genetic protocol that will readily and accurately distinguish specimens of the three sibling redfish species in the Northwest Atlantic.
Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - December 1982
Publication Type - Journal Article
Descriptors - Atlantic redfishes, genetics, Newfoundland area, population