Food safety and quality are nowadays a major concern. Any case of food alteration,
especially when reported by the media, has a great impact on public opinion. There is an …

Globally, the livelihoods of over a billion people are affected by changes to marine
ecosystems, both structurally and systematically. Resources and ecosystem services …

Background DNA barcoding is one means of establishing a rapid, accurate, and cost-
effective system for the identification of species. It involves the use of short, standard gene …

Species substitution, the use of a low value fish in place of a high value fish, is the biggest
problem in international trade and the leading cause of fraud in the fisheries arena sector …

Valid fish species identification is an essential step both for fundamental science and
fisheries management. The traditional identification is mainly based on external …

Background Catfishes are globally demanded as human food, angling sport and aquariums
keeping thus are highly exploited all over the world. North-East India possess high …

Recently, commercial interest in Physalis species has grown worldwide due to their high
nutritional value, edible fruit, and potential medicinal properties. However, many Physalis …

In recent years, the land area under agriculture has declined as also has the rate of growth
in agricultural productivity while the demand for food continues to escalate. The world …

Abstract The South China Sea (SCS) is part of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, which is
regarded as harboring a high diversity of fish. However, our knowledge of true fish diversity …

Nannostomus is comprised of 20 species. Popularly known as pencilfishes the vast majority
of these species lives in the flooded forests of the Amazon basin and are popular in the …