High genetic structure between natural populations of bighead catfish Clarias macrocephalus (Günther, 1864) from the Mekong Delta and Peninsular Malaysia

Nazia Abdul Kadar and Bui Minh Tam and Jamsari Amirul Firdaus Jamaluddin and Siti Azizah Mohd Nor (2021) High genetic structure between natural populations of bighead catfish Clarias macrocephalus (Günther, 1864) from the Mekong Delta and Peninsular Malaysia. Fisheries Research, 241. pp. 1-12. ISSN 0165-7836

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Abstract

The tropical freshwater bighead catfish Clarias macrocephalus is widely distributed in Southeast Asia and is economically important in both the aquaculture and fisheries industries. In the current study, eight polymorphic microsatellite markers were employed to evaluate the genetic variation of 15 C. macrocephalus populations from Peninsular Malaysia, and the Mekong Delta populations of Cambodia and Vietnam. Overall, the number of alleles in C. macrocephalus populations ranged from 1 to 25 alleles. In general, genetic diversity was higher in the mainland populations (Cambodia, HE = 0.761 to 0.813 and Vietnam, HE = 0.759 to 0.789 with mean number of alleles of 10.13–13.88) compared to Peninsular Malaysia (HE = 0.519 to 0.699 with mean number of alleles of 4.5–10.75). High linkage disequilibrium and deviation from HWE suggest inbreeding in most Peninsular Malaysia populations which was also reflected by significant FIS values (0.217 to 0.410, p < 0.05). All pairwise FST (p < 0.05) values were significant. No evidence of bottlenecks was detected among all populations. The 15 populations formed two evolutionary units; Peninsular Malaysia versus the Mekong Delta-Cambodia and Vietnam. The findings from this study will serve as a reference for a systematic aquaculture programme and the conservation and management of wild populations of C. macrocephalus.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Clarias macrocephalus , Genetic diversity , Population structure , Microsatellites , Catfish
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling > SH1-691 Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling > SH20.3-191 Aquaculture > SH151-179 Fish culture
Department:	INSTITUTE > Borneo Marine Research Institute
Depositing User:	SAFRUDIN BIN DARUN -
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2022 11:39
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2022 11:39
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31849

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