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Interspecific hybridization and genetic characterization of Larimichthys polyactis (♀) and L. crocea (♂)

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Interspecific hybridization is a useful tool for genetic improvement in organisms propagated by aquaculture. Larimichthys polyactis and L. crocea are both important aquaculture species of the Sciaenidae family of fish in China. To determine whether these two species can be interbred to produce viable offspring, we developed methods to hybridize these two fish species. The progress of embryonic development was monitored, and the relative DNA content and genetic relationships between the hybrids and their parents were analyzed. The results showed that crossing of L. polyactis (♀) and L. crocea (♂) was successful, producing hybrid offspring with a hatch rate (90.5%), higher than those of the control groups for L. polyactis and L. crocea. The data from the relative DNA content investigation demonstrated that all the hybrid offspring were hybrid diploids similar to their parents. Additionally, the hybrids inherited nuclear DNA from both parents and were shown to be true amphimixis hybrids through genetic relationship analysis. Thus, this study provided genetic evidence to support the successful establishment of viable diploid hybrid individuals from crossbreeding L. polyactis (♀) and L. crocea (♂).

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This research was supported by grants from the Special Fund for the key research and development project of Zhejiang Province (No. 2016C02055-7; No. 2017C02013), the Science and Technology Planning Project of Zhoushan City (No. 2016C31054), and the Scientific Research Foundation of Zhejiang Ocean University (No. 22135010715).

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  1. Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Desheng Road 298, Hangzhou, 310021, China

    Feng Liu, Bao Lou & Wei Zhan

  2. Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Enhancement of Zhejiang Province, Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Zhoushan, 316021, China

    Feng Liu, Bao Lou, Wei Zhan & Ruiyi Chen

  3. Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, China

    Feng Liu, Yangyang Liu & Tianqi Chu

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Liu, F., Liu, Y., Chu, T. et al. Interspecific hybridization and genetic characterization of Larimichthys polyactis (♀) and L. crocea (♂). Aquacult Int 27, 663–674 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-019-00353-x

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