Genetic Stock Assessment of Silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus); A commercial important species using 11 microsatellite loci in Persian Gulf and Oman sea

This study represents a fine-scale population geneticanalysis of the marine fish silver pomfret (Pampusargenteus), one of the most significant species in PersianGulf and Oman sea. Six wild sample sets and 144individuals covering the northern coasts of studied areahave been selected for microsatellite variation. Results ofArlequin, Genepop and FSTAT analysis indicated meannumber of alleles per loci (14.4) and mean observed andexpected heterozygosity (0.405 and 0.880) respectively.AMOVA analysis revealed high genetic diversity and onesingle panmictic population across species distributionof Iraninan waters. Therefore, outcomes of this researchcan provide scientific data for regulation of wild caughtfisheries management to protect natural populationsand evaluate possible stock enhancement programs ofthis important marine natural resource in Persian Gulfand oman sea.

Keywords:

Marine Genetic Resources , Silver Pomfret , Persian Gulf and Oman Sea , Microsatellites