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Signals from the deep-sea: Genetic structure, morphometric analysis, and ecological implications of Cyclothone braueri (Pisces, Gonostomatidae) early life stages in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Torri, Marco, Pappalardo, Anna Maria, Ferrito, Venera, Giannì, Salvatore, Armeri, Grazia Maria, Patti, Carlo, Mangiaracina, Francesca, Biondo, Girolama, Di Natale, Marilena, Musco, Marianna, Masullo, Tiziana, Bennici, Carmelo, Russo, Stefania, Nicosia, Aldo, Tagliavia, Marcello, Mazzola, Antonio, Patti, Bernardo, Cuttitta, Angela·2021·Marine Environmental Research
DOI 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105379
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Cyclothone braueri (Stomiiformes, Gonostomatidae) is a widely distributed fish inhabiting the mesopelagic zone of marine tropical and temperate waters. Constituting one of the largest biomasses of the ocean, C. braueri is a key element in most of the ecological processes occurring in the twilight layer. We focused on the ecological processes linked to early life stages in relation to marine pelagic environmental drivers (temperature, salinity, food availability and geostrophic currents) considering different regions of the Central Mediterranean Sea. A multivariate morphometric analysis was carried out using six parameters with the aim of discerning different larval morphotypes, while a fragment of 367 bp representing the 12S ribosomal RNA gene was used to perform molecular analyses aimed at determining the intraspecific genetic variability. Analysis highlighted two geographically distinct morphotypes not genetically discernible and related to the different nutritional conditions due to spatial heterogeneities in terms of temperature and food availability. The body depth (BD) emerged as an appropriate morphometric parameter to detect the larval condition in this species. Molecular analysis highlighted a moderate genetic divergence in the fish population, showing the recurrence of two phylogroups not geographically separated.

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Torri, M., Pappalardo, A. M., Ferrito, V., Giannì, S., Armeri, G. M., Patti, C., Mangiaracina, F., Biondo, G., Di Natale, M., Musco, M., Masullo, T., Bennici, C., Russo, S., Nicosia, A., Tagliavia, M., Mazzola, A., Patti, B., & Cuttitta, A.
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  • National Research Council (IT)
  • University of Catania (IT)
  • Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IT)
  • University of Palermo (IT)
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Pappalardo, Anna Maria
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Published
2021-07
Volume
169
Pages
105379
ISSN
0141-1136 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105379
OpenAlex
W3171999113
Cited by
12
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5
FWCI
1.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Marine Environmental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CNR SOLAR (Scientific Open-access Literature Archive and Repository) (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
  • Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Research Council
  • Ministry of Economic Development
  • University of Catania
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
Keywords
Gonostomatidae, early life stages, morphometrics, 12S rRNA, intraspecific genetic variability, phylogenetic groups, body depth, mesopelagic zone, Central Mediterranean, geostrophic currents, temperature, food availability, larval condition
MeSH terms
Animals, Fishes, Larva, Mediterranean Sea, Ciliophora, Genetic Structures

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