Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 42-49.doi: 10.11978/2019115CSTR: 32234.14.2019115

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Genetic polymorphism of the Brushtooth lizardfish Saurida undosquamis based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences

Min LI1,2,3(), Xiaolan KONG1, Youwei XU1, Zuozhi CHEN1,2,3()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Open-Sea Fishery Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
    2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
    3. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
  • Received:2018-11-13 Revised:2020-01-11 Online:2020-07-20 Published:2020-07-27
  • Contact: Zuozhi CHEN E-mail:limin@scsfri.ac.cn;zzchen2000@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Foundation item: Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2014A030310177);Financial Fund of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs(NFZX2018);Special Fund for Promoting Marine Economic Development of Guangdong Province(GDME-2018E004);Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, CAFS(2019TS13)

Abstract:

The Brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) is one of the economically important demersal fishes. The population genetic structure and genetic diversity of S. undosquamis from the coast of China were examined based on the complete control region (D-loop) sequences. A total of 129 individuals from six geographic populations were sequenced. Seventy-one polymorphic sites were detected, which defined 101 haplotypes. Results show S. undosquamis from the coast of China are characterized by quite high haplotype diversity (0.9873 ± 0.0048) and relative low nucleotide diversity (0.0132 ± 0.0067). Phylogenetic tree for haplotypes based on Neighbour-joining method shows shallow topology and reveals no significant divergent clades. Haplotypes from each geographic population were scattered throughout the NJ tree, showing no significant genetic differentiation between populations. Analyses of molecular variance suggest nearly all the genetic variation (99.87%) is attributed to variability within populations, while little variations (0.13%) are found between populations. Most of the pairwise FST values between different populations are quite low, which implies a high rate of gene flow and genetic homogeneity between populations. The results demonstrate high genetic diversity and little genetic differentiation for S. undosquamis from the coast of China. They belong to the same population (panmixia), and a single-stock management regime could be supported in fishery management.

Key words: lizardfish, demersal fishes, fisheries management, genetic structure, genetic diversity

CLC Number: 

  • P735