Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia
Freshwater stingrays of the Potamotrygonidae family are highly valued in the international market as ornamental fish, leading to growing demand and economic significance. In Colombia, despite legal regulations aimed at protecting these animals and their habitats, the effectiveness of these norms is...
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Freshwater stingrays of the Potamotrygonidae family are highly valued in the international market as ornamental fish, leading to growing demand and economic significance. In Colombia, despite legal regulations aimed at protecting these animals and their habitats, the effectiveness of these norms is not always assured. This is partly due to export regulations focusing on morphological criteria for species identification, which may result in inaccuracies, prompting the search for a more precise method based on genetic aspects such as DNA barcoding. This study aimed to assess the potential of the Cytb and COI genes as molecular markers for identifying a species within the Potamotrygonidae family in Colombia using the barcoding technique. DNA was extracted from blood samples of various stingray species from the Puerto Inírida basin, using PCR to amplify specific regions of the COI and Cytb genes, which were then sequenced using the Sanger method. The sequences were read in BioEdit, manually cleaned, analyzed in the BLAST program, and aligned in MEGA, where a neighbor–joining tree was constructed using the Kimura 2– parameter model (K2P). Results indicated no genetic identity between the obtained sequences and the unidentified stingray sequence compared to those in GenBank, nor with other analyzed species, both for COI and Cytb. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the confiscated individual exhibited genetic proximity to Potamotrygon motoro. Additionally, a close genetic relationship between Potamotrygon orbignyi and Potamotrygon schroederi was identified. In conclusion, the phylogenetic method suggests that the seized stingray likely belongs to Potamotrygon motoro. Furthermore, the barcoding method alone is not ideal for identifying species of the Potamotrygonidae family.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fb20e9d22c904daaabc5827fa204955d2025-08-20T03:49:36ZengUniversidad del ZuliaRevista Científica0798-22592521-97152025-05-0135210.52973/rcfcv-e35645Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, ColombiaLisbeth Gelvez0Ana Cuellar1María Gómez2Jorge Oliveros3Paola Alméciga–Diaz4Myreya Pinedo–Castro5John Infante–González6Fundación Universitaria Agraria de Colombia, Semillero de Investigación en Ciencias Animales y Seguridad Alimentaria. Bogotá, Colombia.Fundación Universitaria Agraria de Colombia, Semillero de Investigación en Ciencias Animales y Seguridad Alimentaria. Bogotá, Colombia.Fundación Universitaria Agraria de Colombia, Semillero de Investigación en Ciencias Animales y Seguridad Alimentaria. Bogotá, Colombia.Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia. Universidade Federal Do Río Grande. Río Grande, Brasil.Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología. Bogotá, Colombia.Fundación Universitaria Agraria de Colombia, Programa de Medicina Veterinaria. Bogotá, Colombia. Freshwater stingrays of the Potamotrygonidae family are highly valued in the international market as ornamental fish, leading to growing demand and economic significance. In Colombia, despite legal regulations aimed at protecting these animals and their habitats, the effectiveness of these norms is not always assured. This is partly due to export regulations focusing on morphological criteria for species identification, which may result in inaccuracies, prompting the search for a more precise method based on genetic aspects such as DNA barcoding. This study aimed to assess the potential of the Cytb and COI genes as molecular markers for identifying a species within the Potamotrygonidae family in Colombia using the barcoding technique. DNA was extracted from blood samples of various stingray species from the Puerto Inírida basin, using PCR to amplify specific regions of the COI and Cytb genes, which were then sequenced using the Sanger method. The sequences were read in BioEdit, manually cleaned, analyzed in the BLAST program, and aligned in MEGA, where a neighbor–joining tree was constructed using the Kimura 2– parameter model (K2P). Results indicated no genetic identity between the obtained sequences and the unidentified stingray sequence compared to those in GenBank, nor with other analyzed species, both for COI and Cytb. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the confiscated individual exhibited genetic proximity to Potamotrygon motoro. Additionally, a close genetic relationship between Potamotrygon orbignyi and Potamotrygon schroederi was identified. In conclusion, the phylogenetic method suggests that the seized stingray likely belongs to Potamotrygon motoro. Furthermore, the barcoding method alone is not ideal for identifying species of the Potamotrygonidae family. https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/cientifica/article/view/43845DNA–BarcodingPotamotrygonidaeforensic sciences |
| spellingShingle | Lisbeth Gelvez Ana Cuellar María Gómez Jorge Oliveros Paola Alméciga–Diaz Myreya Pinedo–Castro John Infante–González Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia Revista Científica DNA–Barcoding Potamotrygonidae forensic sciences |
| title | Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_full | Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_short | Forensic Application of Cytb and COI Genes for Freshwater stingray Identification: A Seizure Case in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_sort | forensic application of cytb and coi genes for freshwater stingray identification a seizure case in bogota colombia |
| topic | DNA–Barcoding Potamotrygonidae forensic sciences |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/cientifica/article/view/43845 |
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