What is it about?
A new way of grouping of sharks in the Mediterranean sea in Egypt. Using molecular tools we succeeded to unravel some misleading criteria in the classification of Egyptian sharks.
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Why is it important?
This could help the local fisheries to grow and prosper, knowing that there are much more species in their national waters, than expected.
Perspectives
Extend this study to all types of fish in the region to increase the economical value of this industry.
Marie Moftah
Alexandria University
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This page is a summary of: Classification of Sharks in the Egyptian Mediterranean Waters Using Morphological and DNA Barcoding Approaches, PLoS ONE, November 2011, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027001.
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