Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2018, Vol 18, Num, 3 (Pages: 457-462)
Species Identification Using DNA Barcoding on Processed Panga Catfish Products in Viet Nam Revealed Important Mislabeling
Tran Thi Thuy Ha 1 ,Nguyen Thi Huong 1 ,Nguyen Phuc Hung 1 ,Yann Guiguen 1
1 Research Institute for Aquaculture No1, Centre for Aquaculture Biotechnology, Bac Ninh, Viet Nam
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10.4194/1303-2712-v18_3_11
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Nucleotide sequences of the Cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene and Cytochrome b were analyzed for Ö10 processed
fish products collected from supermarkets in Hanoi, Viet Nam. The similarity between our results and published data from the
NCBI and BOLD was compared to identify species. This molecular analysis showed that the common names of only 4 of
these products matched with their corresponding scientific names. The other six were mislabeled with an important
mislabeling from P. hypophthalmus into P. boucourti. Although no commercial frauds were found in these mislabelled
products, the correct scientific names of fish species should be labelled for the processed products as they are in supermarkets.
Keywords :
Catfish, processed products, species identification
