The identification of grey mullet species by disc electrophoresis
Electrophoresis was carried out on the water-soluble muscle protein (myogen) of six grey mullets (Mugilidae), caught off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. With the obtained electropherograms it was possible to identify the adults and juveniles of five species of grey mullet. A tentative key for spe...
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| Published in | Aquaculture Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 99 - 106 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Elsevier B.V
01.01.1975
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| Summary: | Electrophoresis was carried out on the water-soluble muscle protein (myogen) of six grey mullets (Mugilidae), caught off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. With the obtained electropherograms it was possible to identify the adults and juveniles of five species of grey mullet. A tentative key for species determination based on the myogen electrophoretic pattern of five species (
Liza ramada (Risso, 1826),
L. aurata (Risso, 1810),
L. provensalis (Risso, 1826),
L. saliens (Risso, 1810) and
Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)) is given. Of the sixth species,
Oedalechilus labeo (Cuvier, 1829), only one small adult and six juvenile specimens were obtained.
A fast moving band occurred in the pattern of all juveniles of the investigated species. This fraction decreased during growth of all species, it became faint in adults of
L. saliens, L. provensalis and
L. ramada and was not observed in adult
L. aurata and
M. cephalus. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-8486 1873-5622 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0044-8486(75)90022-8 |