Genetic stock structure and historical demography of Indian oil sardine, a commercially and ecologically important small pelagic fish, was studied using mitochondrial control region and Cytochrome C Oxidase I (COI) sequences. A 758 bp portion of the control region in 287 individuals and a 576 bp portion of the COI gene in 291 individuals from 10 locations along the distribution range were ampli...

Myoglobin from the dark muscle of sardine (Sardinella gibbosa) with the molecular weight of 15.3 kDa was isolated and characterized. The different myoglobin derivatives exhibited varying thermal unfolding characteristics. Deoxymyoglobin showed a single distinct endothermic peak at 74.5°C, whereas two transition temperatures were noticeable for oxymyoglobin (64.5°C and 78.4°C) and metmyoglobin (...

Cryptic species continue to be uncovered in many fish taxa, posing challenges for fisheries conservation and management. In Sardinella gibbosa, previous investigations revealed subtle intra-species variations, resulting in numerous synonyms and a controversial taxonomy for this sardine. Here, we tested for cryptic diversity within S. gibbosa using genetic data from two mitochondrial and one nuc...