Genetic population structure and demographic history of the endemic fish Paralichthys olivaceus of the Northwest Pacific Ocean.

ABSTRACT: The Northwest Pacific marginal waters comprising the South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and the Sea of Japan have unique geomorphic features. The Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus, which is endemic to the Northwest Pacific, has high nutritional, economic, and ecological value. To allow the examination of the demographic history and population structure of the most common P. olivaceus species range over the five marginal seas (East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea, Northwest Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Japan), the mitochondrial DNA control region of 91 individuals from six populations in China was sequenced. These sequences were combined with 233 sequences from four populations distributed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean for analysis. Higher levels of nucl

SUBMITTER: Sun CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9666908 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature