Giant guitarfishes (Glaucostegidae) and wedgefishes (Rhinidae) are some of the most
threatened marine taxa in the world, with 15 of the 16 known species exhibiting global …

Abstract Torpedo rays (Torpedinidae, Torpediniformes) are small to moderately large
batoids that produce an electric discharge. They are distributed worldwide in temperate and …

Skates are characterised by conservative body morphology which hampers identification
and leads to frequent taxonomic confusion and market mislabelling. Accurate specimen …

The growing popularity of Japanese cuisine worldwide has caused an increasing demand
for freshwater eels (family Anguillidae), usually termed 'unagi'and commonly utilised in sushi …

Mislabeling of seafood products and marketing of protected species remains a worldwide
issue despite the labeling regulations set at a local, European and International level. DNA …

Cephalopod products are very popular in Greece and are considered a delicacy. However,
heavy processing and marketing practices interfere with visual inspection and impede …

In recent decades, a combination of increasing demand and economic globalisation has
created a global market for elasmobranch products, especially the highly prized shark fins …

DNA barcoding is a powerful tool that can be effective for identifying unknown seafood
samples when morphological characteristics are unreliable. Additionally, DNA barcoding …

Fragmented and degraded DNA is pervasive among museum specimens, hindering
molecular phylogenetics and species identification. Mini-barcodes, 200–300-base-pair (bp) …

Although over 260 years have elapsed since the publication of the tenth edition of Systema
Naturae, by Carl Linnaeus (1758), which marked the starting point of zoological taxonomy …