DNA Barcoding, Identification and Validation of the puffer fish (Order: Tetraodontiformes) in China Coastal Waters

Liu Kaiying^1,2, Sun Hongyue¹, Zhao Xin^1,4, Wang Chaoqun^1,2, An Changting¹, Li Ang^1,3, Liu Shufang^1,3*, Zhuang Zhimeng¹

¹Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China.

²College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.

³Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China.

⁴College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316000, Zhejiang, China.