Anadromy and heterogenous population of a tropical shad Tenualosa ilisha in Malaysia, as revealed by otolith microchemistry and molecular evidence

Arai T 1 , Taha H 1 , Amalina R 2 , Iizuka Y 3 , Chang CW 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Environmental and Life Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam
  • 2 Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 3 Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 4 National Academy of Marine Research, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
J Fish Biol, 2019 Dec;95(6):1506-1511.
PMID: 31606890 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14154

Abstract

Tenualosa ilisha was found recently in the Perak River in western Peninsular Malaysia. Molecular phylogenetic and haplotype network analyses suggest that T. ilisha has two genetically distinct populations/groups: (i) Peninsular Malaysia (Malaysia population), and (ii) Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, India and Bangladesh (Indian Ocean population). The results also suggest that the T ilisha population in Peninsular Malaysia is genetically heterogeneous with a typical anadromous migration pattern.

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