@article{fdi:010073700, title = {{DNA} barcoding post-larvae can improve the knowledge about fish biodiversity : an example from {L}a {R}{\'e}union, {SW} {I}ndian {O}cean}, author = {{C}ollet, {A}. and {D}urand, {J}ean-{D}ominique and {D}esmarais, {E}. and {C}erqueira, {F}. and {C}antinelli, {T}. and {V}alade, {P}. and {P}onton, {D}ominique}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he aim of this study was to demonstrate that fish larvae identified using their {COI} sequences offer a unique opportunity for improving the knowledge of local fish richness. {F}ish larvae were sampled at the end of their pelagic phase using light-traps set off the {W}est {C}oast of {L}a {R}eunion {I}sland, southwestern {I}ndian {O}cean, once per month from {O}ctober 2014 to {M}arch 2015. {A}mong the 5174 larvae caught, 214 morphologically different specimens were selected, 196 successfully barcoded, giving a total of 101 different {B}arcode {I}ndex {N}umbers ({BIN}s). {A}mong these {BIN}s, 55 had never been recorded in {L}a {R}eunion exclusive economic zone ({EEZ}), and 13 were new for the {BOLD} database. {E}ven if the sampling effort for collecting fish post-larvae during this study was relatively low, it allowed adding at least nine new species to an updated checklist of fishes of {L}a {R}eunion {EEZ}.}, keywords = {{DNA} barcoding ; species richness ; fish larvae ; {M}ascarene {A}rchipelago ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {REUNION}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}itochondrial {DNA} {P}art {A}}, volume = {29}, numero = {6}, pages = {905--918}, ISSN = {2470-1394}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1080/24701394.2017.1383406}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073700}, }