Table 2. Summary of the 62 samples collected in fisheries in which sold species correspond to molecular identification species using DNA Barcoding.
Only those with a match equal or greater to 98% were considered valid (both in BOLD and NCBI).
| n | Sold as | Identified as | IUCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | American harvestfish | American harvestfish (Peprilus paru) | LC |
| 2 | Blue Shark | Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) | NT |
| 2 | Bluefish | Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) | VU |
| 1 | Corocoro grunt | Corocoro grunt (Orthopristis ruber) | LC |
| 3 | Croaker | Croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) | LC |
| 1 | Dolphinfish | Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) | LC |
| 2 | Escolar | Escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) | LC |
| 5 | Flounder | Flounder (Paralichthys orbignyanus) | NE |
| 17 | Salmon | Salmon (Salmo salar) | LC |
| 1 | Sardine | Sardine (Sardinella aurita) | LC |
| 3 | Shark (“Cação”) | Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) | LC |
| 1 | Shark (“Cação”) | Brazilian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon lalandii) | DD |
| 1 | Shark (“Cação”) | Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) | VU |
| 1 | Shark (“Cação”) | Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) | EN |
| 1 | Swordfish | Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | LC |
| 1 | Tilapia | Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) | NE |
| 6 | Tuna | Tuna (Thunnus obesus) | VU |
| 10 | Weakfish | Weakfish (Cynoscion guatucupa) | NE |
Notes.
Red list IUCN code
- NE
- Not Evaluated
- DD
- Data deficient
- LC
- Least concern
- NT
- Near threatened
- VU
- Vulnerable
- EN
- Endangered