First genetically confirmed records of the little gulper shark Centrophorusuyato (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Cypriot waters

Vasiliki Kousteni; Marios Papageorgiou; Michail Rovatsos; Ioannis Thasitis; Louis Hadjioannou

doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e71837

First genetically confirmed records of the little gulper shark Centrophorusuyato (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Cypriot waters

Biodivers Data J. 2021 Sep 16:9:e71837. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e71837. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Vasiliki Kousteni^{1

2}, Marios Papageorgiou³, Michail Rovatsos¹, Ioannis Thasitis⁴, Louis Hadjioannou^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 00, Prague, Czech Republic Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 00 Prague Czech Republic.
² Fisheries Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization, 640 07, Nea Peramos, Kavala, Greece Fisheries Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization, 640 07 Nea Peramos, Kavala Greece.
³ Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Acropoleos 2, Aglantzia 2101, Nicosia, Cyprus Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Acropoleos 2, Aglantzia 2101 Nicosia Cyprus.
⁴ Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Nicosia, Cyprus Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Nicosia Cyprus.
⁵ Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, CMMI House Vasileos Pavlou Square, PO Box 409 30, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, CMMI House Vasileos Pavlou Square, PO Box 409 30 Larnaca Cyprus.

Abstract

The taxonomy within the genus Centrophorus has been controversial almost since its origin, raising uncertainties about the identification, the phylogenetic placement and the geographical distribution of several species. The partial nucleotide sequences of two mitochondrial DNA gene regions, the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and the 16S ribosomal RNA, genetically confirmed the presence of the little gulper shark in Cypriot waters. The species presence in the Mediterranean Sea is revised and discussed.

Keywords: Elasmobranchii; 16S rRNA; Cyprus; DNA barcoding; Mediterranean Sea; taxonomy.

Vasiliki Kousteni, Marios Papageorgiou, Michail Rovatsos, Ioannis Thasitis, Louis Hadjioannou.