Abstract
Murrels (Perciformes; Channidei; Channidae) are unique group of freshwater air breathing fishes having a confined distribution to African and Asian continents. The phylogenetic relationship among eight Channid species viz. Channa aurantimaculata, Channa bleheri, Channa diplogramma, Channa gachua, Channa marulius, Channa punctatus, Channa stewartii and Channa striatus were investigated using RAPD markers. Eight random oligodecamers viz. OPAC03, OPAC05, OPAC07, OPAC09, OPAC19, OPA10, OPA11 and OPA16 were used to generate the RAPD profile. Estimates of Nei’s (Genetics, 89:583–590, 1978) unbiased genetic distance (D) demonstrated sufficient genetic divergence to discriminate the samples of different species and the values ranged from 0.3292 to 0.800 The present RAPD analyses strongly substantiate the view of earlier morphological and osteological studies of Channid species, the closer association among species in “gachua” and “marulius” groups.
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The authors are grateful to the Department of Science and Technology New Delhi (SR/SO/AS-76/2007) for their financial support to carry out this work. We thank Dr. W. Vishvanath, Professor, Dept. of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Manipur India for his permission to use the Fig. 8 which highlight the Ventral view of Channa marulius and Channa gachua.
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Bhat, A.A., Haniffa, M.A., Divya, P.R. et al. Molecular characterization of eight Indian Snakehead species (Pisces: Perciformes Channidae) using RAPD markers. Mol Biol Rep 39, 4267–4273 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-011-1213-4
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