Abstract
Twenty-seven nuclear-encoded microsatellites were isolated from an enriched genomic library of yellowfin grouper, Mycteroperca venenosa, and characterized in 24 individuals. The microsatellites include 17 dinucleotide repeats, eight trinucleotide repeats (one imperfect), one tetranucleotide repeat, and one pentanucleotide repeat. Yellowfin grouper are susceptible to fishing pressure targeted towards their spawning aggregations; data pertaining to stock structure and levels of genetic variability will aid in future management of this species.
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We thank E. Kadison for assistance with sampling. Work was supported by the Cooperative Research Program (CRP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (Grant NA08-NMF-4540400), Texas AgriLIFE Research (Project H-6703), the University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program (#R-31-1-06), and the US Geological Survey State Partnership Program (#07ERAG0078). This paper is number 77 in the series ‘Genetic Studies in Marine Fishes,’ Contribution No. 186 of the Center for Biosystematics and Biodiversity at Texas A & M University, and Contribution number 58 of the Center for Marine and Environmental Studies at University of the Virgin Islands.
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Renshaw, M.A., Nemeth, R.S. & Gold, J.R. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from yellowfin grouper, Mycteroperca venenosa . Conservation Genet Resour 3, 341–344 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9358-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9358-3