About the Authors

Alan Marín

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

marin@fish.hokudai.ac.jp

Current address: Laboratorio de Genética, Fisiología y Reproducción, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del Santa, Chimbote, Perú

Affiliation Biodes Laboratorios Soluciones Integrales S.C.R.L., Tumbes, Perú

José Serna

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biodes Laboratorios Soluciones Integrales S.C.R.L., Tumbes, Perú

Christian Robles

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biodes Laboratorios Soluciones Integrales S.C.R.L., Tumbes, Perú

Beder Ramírez

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratorio Costero de Tumbes, Instituto del Mar del Perú-IMARPE, Tumbes, Perú

Lorenzo E. Reyes-Flores

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratorio de Genética, Fisiología y Reproducción, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del Santa, Chimbote, Perú

Eliana Zelada-Mázmela

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratorio de Genética, Fisiología y Reproducción, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del Santa, Chimbote, Perú

Giovanna Sotil

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Instituto del Mar del Perú-IMARPE, Lima, Perú

Ruben Alfaro

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Tumbes, Tumbes, Perú

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and the commercial affiliation of AM, JS, and CR to Biodes Laboratorios Soluciones Integrales S.C.R.L. does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. AM has no further ties with Biodes Laboratorios Soluciones Integrales S.C.R.L. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare.