Zoology Unit, Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
J Fish Biol. 2020 Dec;97(6):1865-1869. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14547. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
Molecular (mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1- COI) analysis was performed to characterize the poorly known Malapterurus minjiriya from Nigerian inland water bodies. Integrative taxonomy, involving morphological and molecular data, confirms the identity of M. minjiriya. Matrilineal genealogy reveals a sister relationship of M. minjiriya with Malapterurus electricus and Malapterurus microstoma. The genetic analysis further shows evidence of population divergence within M. electricus and Malapterurus beninensis. The findings of the study highlight the importance of the integration of DNA barcoding in biodiversity documentation of freshwater fish species in Nigeria.
采用分子（线粒体细胞色素 C 氧化酶亚基 1-COI）分析方法对尼日利亚内陆水域中鲜为人知的 Minjiriya 进行了特征描述。综合分类学，涉及形态和分子数据，证实了 Minjiriya 的身份。母系基因分析表明，Minjiriya 与 Eletric 以及 Microstoma 有姐妹关系。遗传分析进一步表明 Eletric 和 Beninensis 内部存在种群分化。该研究结果强调了在尼日利亚淡水鱼类生物多样性记录中整合 DNA 条形码的重要性。
