Population Genetic Study on the European Flounder (Platichthys flesus) from the Southern Baltic Sea Using SNPs and Microsatellite Markers.

ABSTRACT: The European flounder (Platichthys flesus), which is closely related to the recently discovered Baltic flounder (Platichthys solemdali), is currently the third most commercially fished species in the Baltic Sea. According to the available data from the Polish Fisheries Monitoring Center and fishermen's observations, the body condition indices of the species in the Baltic Sea have declined in recent years. The aim of the present study was to obtain information on the current patterns of genetic variability and the population structure of the European flounder and to verify whether the Baltic flounder is present in the southern Baltic Sea. Moreover, we aimed to verify whether the observed decline in the body condition indices of the species in the Baltic Sea might be associated

SUBMITTER: Kucinski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177365 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature