Since their inception, DNA barcodes have become a powerful tool for understanding the
biodiversity and biology of aquatic species, with multiple applications in diverse fields such …

Intensification of inland fisheries and aquatic landscape conversion led to a drastic decline
of fish populations in the Yangtze River (YR) during the last decades. This situation urges for …

Background The northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) presents a high
number of plateau loach species. As one of the three major groups of fishes distributed on …

Abstract The Merbok Estuary comprises one of the largest remaining mangrove forests in
Peninsular Malaysia. Its value is significant as it provides important services to local and …

Abstract The Coral Triangle (CT), a region spanning across Indonesia and Philippines, is
home to about 4,350 marine fish species and is among the world's most emblematic regions …

Abstract The Beibu Gulf in China is situated in the tropics, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is
an emblematic region combining proximity to a marine biodiversity hotspot and a major …

DNA barcoding opens new perspectives on the way we document biodiversity. Initially
proposed to circumvent the limits of morphological characters to assign unknown individuals …

The Epinephelidae is a marine fish family that has been the focus of worldwide taxonomical
attention due to its economic value. Recent molecular-based phylogenies have improved …

Biodiversity hotspots have provided useful geographic proxies for conservation efforts.
Delineated from a few groups of animals and plants, biodiversity hotspots do not reflect the …

The taxonomy of the family Mugilidae has historically posed challenges, marked by
discrepancies between described and valid species, compounded by cryptic diversity and a …