Table 1SM. Main DNA barcoding studies for fishes identification with primers used.

Authors / Studytitle / Primersused and reference1 / Oligonucleotidetailsused / Field of application
Ward et al., 2005 / DNA barcoding Australia’s fish species / Fish F1/ Fish R1 and Fish F2/ Fish R2 / - / Foodinspection
Ivanova et al., 2007 / Universal primer cocktails for fish DNA barcoding / FF2d/FR1d/FR1d_t1;
VF1_t1/VF1d_t1/VF1i_t1/VR1d_t1/VR1i_t1
(Ivanova et al., 2006)
LepF1_t1 and LepRI_t1
(Hebert et al., 2004)
VR1_t1/VF2_t1/FishF2_t1/FishR2_t1
(Ward et al., 2005) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983) / Evolutionarystudies
Wong and Hanner, 2008 / DNA barcoding detects market substitution in North American seafood / C_FishF1t1 and
C_FishR1t1
(Ivanova et al., 2007) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983) / Foodinspection
Smith et al., 2008 / DNA barcoding for the identification of
smokedfishproducts / Fish F2 and FishR2
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Baldwin et al., 2009 / Genetic identification and color descriptions of early life-history stages of
Belizean Phaeoptyx and Astrapogon (Teleostei: Apogonidae)
with Comments on identification of adult Phaeoptyx / FISH-BCL and FISH-BCH / - / Evolutionarystudies
Rasmussen et al., 2009 / DNA Barcoding of Commercially Important Salmon and Trout
Species(OncorhynchusandSalmo)from North America / C_FishF1t1 and
C_FishR1t1
(Ivanova et al., 2007) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983) / Foodinspection
Holmes et al., 2009 / Identification of shark and ray fins using DNA barcoding / C_FishF1t1 and
C_FishR1t1
(Ivanova et al., 2007) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983) / Foodinspection
Ardura et al., 2010 / DNA barcoding for conservation and management of Amazonian commercial fish / Fish F1/ Fish R1 and Fish F2/ Fish R2
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Barbuto et al., 2010 / DNA barcoding reveals fraudulent substitutions in shark seafood products:
The Italian case of ‘‘palombo” (Mustelus spp.) / Fish R2 and Shark-int
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Filonzi et al., 2010 / Molecular barcoding reveals mislabelling of commercial fish products in Italy / COI-ff2d-fish and COI-fr1d-fish
(Ivanova et al., 2007) / - / Foodinspection
Kochzius et al., 2010 / Identifying Fishes through DNA Barcodes and
Microarrays / Fish F1 and FishR1
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Carvalho et al., 2011 / DNA barcoding unveils a high rate of mislabeling in a commercial freshwater catfish from Brazil / Fish F1 and FishR1
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Handy et al., 2011 / A Single-Laboratory Validated Method for the Generation of DNA Barcodes for the Identification of Fish for Regulatory Compliance / FISH-BCL and FISH-BCH
(Baldwin et al., 2009) / M13F (-29) and M13R
(Steffens, 1993) / Foodinspection
Zhang and Hanner, 2011 / DNA barcoding is a useful tool for the identification of marine fishes from Japan / FishF2_t1, VF2_t1, FishR2_t1, FR1d_t1
(Ivanova et al., 2007) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983) / Evolutionarystudies
Cawthorn et al., 2012 / DNA barcoding reveals a high incidence offish species misrepresentation and
substitution on the South African market / C_FishF1t1 and
C_FishR1t1
(Ivanova et al., 2007) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983) / Foodinspection
Haye et al., 2012 / Authentication of commercialized crab-meat in Chile using DNA barcoding / LCO1490 and HCO2198
(Folmer et al., 1994) / - / Foodinspection
Huxley-Jones et al., 2012 / Use of DNA barcoding to reveal species composition of convenience seafood / VF1 and VR1d
(Ivanova et al., 2007) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983)
Di Pinto et al., 2013 / DNA barcoding for detecting market substitution in salted cod fillets
and batteredcodchunks / FISHCOILBC and FISHCOIHBC (Handy et al. 2011) / - / Foodinspection
Keskin and Atar, 2013 / DNA barcoding commercially important fish
species of Turkey / Fish F2 and FishR2
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Maralit et al., 2013 / Detection of mislabeled commercialfishery by-products in the
Philippines using DNA barcodes and its implications to food
traceability and safety / LCO1490 and HCO2198
(Folmer et al., 1994) / - / Foodinspection
Abdullah and Rehbein, 2014 / Authentication of raw and processed tuna from Indonesian
markets using DNA barcoding, nuclear gene and character‑based
approach / Fish F1 and FishR1
(Ward et al., 2005) / M13F (-21) and M13R (-27)
(Messing, 1983) / Foodinspection
Chakraborty, 2014 / An assessment of the DNA barcodes of Indian freshwater fishes / Fish F1 and FishR1
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Cutarelli et al., 2014t / Italian market fish species identification and commercial frauds
revealing by DNA sequencing / Fish F2 and FishR2
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Galal-Khallaf et al., 2014 / DNA barcoding reveals a high level of mislabeling in Egyptian fish
fillets / Fish F1 and FishR1
Fish F2 and FishR2
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Lamendin et al., 2014 / Labelling accuracy in Tasmanian seafood: an investigation using DNA barcoding / Fish F1 and FishR1
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection
Carvalho et al., 2015 / DNA Barcoding identification of commercialized seafood in SouthBrazil: A governmental regulatory forensic program / Fish F1 and FishR1
(Ward et al., 2005) / - / Foodinspection

1When not reported, the primers have been developed by the authors of the study.Rows in grey highlights studies which used oligonucleotides tails.

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Ivanova, N. V., Zemlak, T. S., Hanner, R. H., & Hebert, P. D. (2007). Universal primer cocktails for fish DNA barcoding.Molecular Ecology Notes,7(4), 544-548

Wong, E. H. K., & Hanner, R. H. (2008). DNA barcoding detects market substitution in North American seafood.Food Research International,41(8), 828-837

Smith, P. J., McVeagh, S. M., & Steinke, D. (2008). DNA barcoding for the identification of smoked fish products.Journal of Fish Biology,72(2), 464-471

Baldwin, C. C., Mounts, J. H., Smith, D. G., & Weigt, L. A. (2009). Genetic identification and color descriptions of early life-history stages of Belizean Phaeoptyx and Astrapogon (Teleostei: Apogonidae) with comments on identification of adult Phaeoptyx.Zootaxa,2008, 1-22

Rasmussen, R. S., Morrissey, M. T., & Hebert, P. D. (2009). DNA barcoding of commercially important salmon and trout species (Oncorhynchus and Salmo) from North America.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry,57(18), 8379-8385

Holmes, B. H., Steinke, D., & Ward, R. D. (2009). Identification of shark and ray fins using DNA barcoding.Fisheries Research,95(2), 280-288

Ardura, A., Linde, A. R., Moreira, J. C., & Garcia-Vazquez, E. (2010). DNA barcoding for conservation and management of Amazonian commercial fish.Biological Conservation,143(6), 1438-1443

Barbuto, M., Galimberti, A., Ferri, E., Labra, M., Malandra, R., Galli, P., & Casiraghi, M. (2010). DNA barcoding reveals fraudulent substitutions in shark seafood products: the Italian case of “palombo”(Mustelus spp.).Food Research International,43(1), 376-381

Filonzi, L., Chiesa, S., Vaghi, M., & Marzano, F. N. (2010). Molecular barcoding reveals mislabelling of commercial fish products in Italy.Food Research International,43(5), 1383-1388

Kochzius, M., Seidel, C., Antoniou, A., Botla, S. K., Campo, D., Cariani, A., ... Blohm, D. (2010). Identifying fishes through DNA barcodes and microarrays.PLoS One,5(9), e12620

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Chakraborty, M., & Ghosh, S. K. (2014). An assessment of the DNA barcodes of Indian freshwater fishes.Gene,537(1), 20-28.

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Zhang, J. B., & Hanner, R. (2011). DNA barcoding is a useful tool for the identification of marine fishes from Japan.Biochemical Systematics and Ecology,39(1), 31-42

Cawthorn, D. M., Steinman, H. A., & Witthuhn, R. C. (2012). DNA barcoding reveals a high incidence of fish species misrepresentation and substitution on the South African market.Food Research International,46(1), 30-40.

Haye, P. A., Segovia, N. I., Vera, R., de losÁngelesGallardo, M., & Gallardo-Escárate, C. (2012). Authentication of commercialized crab-meat in Chile using DNA barcoding.Food Control,25(1), 239-244.

Huxley‐Jones, E., Shaw, J. L., Fletcher, C., Parnell, J., & Watts, P. C. (2012). Use of DNA barcoding to reveal species composition of convenience seafood.ConservationBiology,26(2), 367-371

Di Pinto, A., Di Pinto, P., Terio, V., Bozzo, G., Bonerba, E., Ceci, E., & Tantillo, G. (2013). DNA barcoding for detecting market substitution in salted cod fillets and battered cod chunks.Food chemistry,141(3), 1757-1762

Keskİn, E., & Atar, H. H. (2013). DNA barcoding commercially important fish species of Turkey.Molecular ecology resources,13(5), 788-797

Maralit, B. A., Aguila, R. D., Ventolero, M. F. H., Perez, S. K. L., Willette, D. A., & Santos, M. D. (2013). Detection of mislabeled commercial fishery by-products in the Philippines using DNA barcodes and its implications to food traceability and safety.Food Control,33(1), 119-125

Abdullah, A., & Rehbein, H. (2014). Authentication of raw and processed tuna from Indonesian markets using DNA barcoding, nuclear gene and character-based approach.EuropeanFoodResearch and Technology,239(4), 695-706

Cutarelli, A., Amoroso, M. G., De Roma, A., Girardi, S., Galiero, G., Guarino, A., & Corrado, F. (2014). Italian market fish species identification and commercial frauds revealing by DNA sequencing.Food Control,37, 46-50

Galal-Khallaf, A., Ardura, A., Mohammed-Geba, K., Borrell, Y. J., & Garcia-Vazquez, E. (2014). DNA barcoding reveals a high level of mislabeling in Egyptian fish fillets.Food Control,46, 441-445

Lamendin, R., Miller, K., & Ward, R. D. (2015). Labelling accuracy in Tasmanian seafood: An investigation using DNA barcoding.Food Control,47, 436-443

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