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Morphological features of an endangered Japanese strain of Cyprinus carpio : reconstruction based on seven SNP markers
Author(s) -
Atsumi K.,
Song H. Y.,
Senou H.,
Inoue K.,
Mabuchi K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13213
Subject(s) - biology , cyprinus , endangered species , snp , strain (injury) , genetics , evolutionary biology , zoology , computational biology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , anatomy , single nucleotide polymorphism , ecology , gene , genotype , habitat
Morphological analyses of 183 specimens of Japanese common carp Cyprinus carpio (171 from Lake Biwa and 12 from nursery ponds) using genetic hybrid indices demonstrated that the typical native Japanese strain of C. carpio has a more elongate body, more branched dorsal‐fin rays, fewer and shorter gill rakers, more developed pneumatic bulb, more coiled pneumatic duct, longer posterior swimbladder and shorter intestine than the typical introduced C. carpio . These results provide a basis for a better understanding of the ecological characteristics and taxonomic status of the endangered Japanese strain of C. carpio .