Isolation and characterization of eight microsatellite loci from Picnic seabream (Acanthopagrus berda)

摘要

Acanthopagrus berda (Sparidae) is abundant in estuaries and inshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific oceans. Because of the drastic decrease in the species' wild populations, there is an urgent need to understand its population structure. Eight microsatellite loci were isolated from A. berda. An analysis of 50 individuals from Tapeng Lagoon, southwestern Taiwan demonstrated a low degree of diversity. The allelic numbers ranged from nine to 20. The observed heterozygosity (H-O) ranged from 0.28 to 0.64 (mean, 0.45). We also investigated the prospective value of the microsatellite primers to examine whether they were applicable to related taxa.