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Population Structure and Variation in Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast of Florida as Determined from Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequence

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The mitochondrial DNA control regions of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the Gulf of Mexico (n = 140) and Atlantic coast of Florida (n = 35) were sequenced to generate a prestocking genetic baseline for planned stock enhancement. Intrasample haplotype and nucleotide diversities ranged from 0.94 to 1.00 and 1.8% to 2.5%, respectively. All population analyses were consistent with the hypothesis that red snapper constitute a single, panmictic population over the sampled range. A ubiquitous, predominant haplotype, shared by 23% of the specimens, appeared to be evolutionarily recent, in contrast to previous findings based on restriction fragment length polymorphism data. Tajima’s D values were suggestive of a recent bottleneck. Mismatch distributions from Gulf samples were smooth and unimodal, characteristic of recent population expansion. However, the Atlantic sample exhibited a comparatively broader, possibly multimodal distribution, suggestive of a more stable population history. Additional control-region data may clarify potentially disparate demographic histories of Gulf and Atlantic snapper.

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We thank the Parasitology Group (Gulf Coast Research Laboratory), Lidka Stuck, Walter Grater, Misti Marr, Jay Peterson, Mote Marine Laboratory, Nikola Garber, and Dominic Tringali for assistance with sample procurement and laboratory research. This research was conducted within the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Consortium. Funding was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) award NA76FL0446.

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Garber, A.F., Tringali, M.D. & Stuck, K.C. Population Structure and Variation in Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast of Florida as Determined from Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequence . Mar. Biotechnol. 6, 175–185 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-003-0023-7

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