FishTrace is a genetic catalogue for species identification associated to reference collections of taxonomically identified vouchers from 220 marine teleost fish species. The FishTrace genetic catalogue is based on two genes, one mitochondrial (cytochrome b) and one nuclear (rhodopsin). After taxonomic identification of the specimen, the biological samples obtained from it were permanently stored into biological collections hosted and curated by four European natural history museums.
Zanzi, Antonella; Martinsohn, Jann (2026): FishTrace: a genetic catalogue of European fishes. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.WYV75R8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-fad-fishtrace
FishTrace is a genetic catalogue for species identification associated to reference collections of taxonomically identified vouchers from more than 200 commercial marine fish species. The main purpose of the genetic catalogue is to enable reliable species identification for research purposes as well as in support of traceability schemes under the remit of food and feed laws. A major asset of FishTrace is that all genetic data are linked to biological collections of vouchers, that is the fish specimen that have been identified genetically have, at the same time, been identified by taxonomists and are stored and curated by natural history museums. This opens the potential for future applications related to fish species authenticity tests, also in a legal context, and associated biological research. The genetic catalogue, which contains molecular data together with detailed information on sampling and geographical origin, is publically accessible on the web site of the project.
