Characterization of Greater Amberjack Microsatellite Markers in Lesser Amberjacks, Yellowtail Jacks, Almaco Jacks, and Banded Rudderfish

Abstract

Thirty‐one microsatellite markers that were previously isolated from and characterized in greater amberjacks Seriola dumerili were assayed for cross‐species amplification in four other members of the carangid genus Seriola: the lesser amberjack S. fasciata, yellowtail jack S. lalandi, almaco jack S. rivoliana, and banded rudderfish S. zonata. The number of markers that consistently amplified and were polymorphic ranged from 16 in yellowtail jacks to 25 in lesser amberjacks. The microsatellites characterized in this study will be useful for a variety of applications, including stock structure assessments of wild fish and parentage assignments of farmed fish.

A comprehensive transcriptome of early development in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi)

“…), characterization of a dozens of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers developed from the Seriola dumerili genome (Renshaw et al . ) and development of 31 genic SSRs from S. lalandi (Whatmore et al . ).…”

“…Existing genomic resources of S. lalandi are insufficient to support sustainable aquaculture activities of this species. In this regard, some initiatives have been undertaken to generate genomic resources of this fish, such as determination of karyotype (Chai et al 2009), construction of an incomplete linkage map (Ohara et al 2005), characterization of a dozens of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers developed from the Seriola dumerili genome (Renshaw et al 2012) and development of 31 genic SSRs from S. lalandi (Whatmore et al 2013). There are only 12 mitochondrial genes and 109 protein sequences of yellowtail kingfish deposited in NCBI GenBank.…”