The species dilemma of Northeast Indian Mahseer (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae): DNA barcoding in clarifying the riddle.

BACKGROUND: The taxonomic validity of Northeast Indian endemic Mahseer species, Tor progeneius and Neolissochilus hexastichus, has been argued repeatedly. This is mainly due to disagreements in recognizing the species based on morphological characters. Consequently, both the species have been concea...

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Main Authors: Boni A Laskar, Maloyjo J Bhattacharjee, Bishal Dhar, Pradosh Mahadani, Shantanu Kundu, Sankar K Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547047?pdf=render