Morphological variation in two populations of Aphanius dispar from two sulfur springs in Bushehr

Subject Areas : Biology sea

Mehdi Bibak ¹ , Masoud Sattari ² , Ali Agharokh ³ , Adeleh Heidari ⁴

1 - PhD, Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
2 - Professor, Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Fisheries, Research Center, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.
4 - 1- PhD, Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran.

Received: 1970-01-01 Accepted : 1970-01-01 Published : 1970-01-01

Keywords: A. dispar, Truss network system, Population, Morphological divergence,

Abstract :

Abstract Background and Objective: I this study, morphological characteristics of two populations of Aphanius dispar from two sulfur springs of Ahram and Dalaki in Bushehr were compared investigated. Method: Totally sixty specimens, 30 from each spring, were caught by cone net. The morphological results were first standardized by Beckham equation and then investigated by principal component analysis (PCA), discriminant function analysis (DFA) and clustering analysis (CA). Wilks' Lambda test was used to compare the differences observed in the studied groups. Findings: Among the 78 truss intervals analyzed, 42 intervals showed a significant in the populations of A.dispar in Ahram and Dalki rivers (P<0.05). The studied populations are distinguished especially by pre anal, body height, distance from pectoral fin to ventral fin, distance from pectoral fin to anal fin, caudal peduncle length, head length, pre orbital, pre ventral and dorsal length. Discussion and Conclusion: Apparently, the morphological differences between the two populations signifies distinct stocks in the studied rivers.  

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14. Torres, R.G.A., Gonzalez, P.S., Pena S.E., 2010. Anatomical, histological and ultraestructural description of the gills and liver of the Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). International Journal of Morphology, 28: 703-12. (In Persian).  


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16. Pinheiro, A., Teixeira, C.M., Rego A.L., Marques J.F., Cabral H.N., 2005. Genetic and morphological variation of Solea lascaris (Risso, 1810) along the Portuguese coast. Fisheries Research, 73:67–78. (In Persian).


17. Eschmeyer, W.N., Fong, J.D., 2011. Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa, 3148: 26-38. (In Persian).


18. Heidari, A., Mousavi-Sabet, H., Khoshkholgh, M., Esmaeili, H.R., Eagderi, S., 2013. The impact of Manjil and Tarik dams (Sefidroud River, southern Caspian Sea basin) on morphological traits of Siah Mahi Capoeta gracilis (Pisces: Cyprinidae). International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 1(4): 195-201. (In Persian).


19. Yamamoto, S., Maekawa, K., Tamate, T., Koizumi, I., Hasegawa, K., Kubota, H., 2006. Genetic evaluation of translocation in artificially isolated populations of white-spotted Charr (Salvelinus leucomaenis). Fisheries Research, 78: 352-3

 

 

جدایی جغرافیایی می‌تواند بر روی الگوی رشد و تولیدمثلی گونه‌های ماهی تأثیرگذار باشد. مهم‌ترین فاکتورهایی که تفاوت‌های ریخت‌شناسی را ایجاد می‌کنند. برای گونه‌های ماهیان به‌خوبی شناخته‌شده است (19).

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2. Bookstein, F.L.,1991. Morphometric tools for landmark data. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 435. (In Persian).


3. Al-Daham, N.K., Huq, M.F., Sharma, K.P., 1977. Notes on the ecology of fishes of genus Aphanius and Gambusia affinis in Southern Iraq. Freshwater Biology, 7: 245–251. (In Persian).


4. Hosseini, S.A., 2002. Some biological aspects of Thunnus albacres and Katsuwonus pelamis in Oman Sea (Sistan-o-Balochestan Province). Iran. J. Fish. Sci., 11: 35-62. (In Persian).


5. Shadi, A., Dehghan, Mediseh, S., kouchanian, P., Gandomi, Y., 2011. Length-Weight relationships for 6 Fish Species from Khuzestan (North of Persian Gulf), Iran. W. J. Fish Mar. Sci., 3(2): 129-131. (In Persian).


6. 6-Abdoli, A., Kiabi, B., Mostafavi, H., Mousavi, B., 2010. Atlas of the wildlife (vertebrates) of Bushehr Provimce, Iran. Ma'aref Publication, pp. 227. (In Persian).


7. Cardin, S.X., Friedland, K.D., 1999. The utility of image processing techniques for morphometric analysis and stock identification. Fisheries Research 43: 129–139. (In Persian).


8. Turan, C., 1999. A note on the examination of morphometric differentiation among fish populations: the truss system. Turkish Journal of Zoology 23: 259–263. (In Persian).


9. Zar, J.H., 1984. Biostatistical Analysis. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA. (In Persian).


10. Kocovsky, P.M., Adams, J.V., Bronte, C.R., 2009. The effect of sample size on the stability of principal component analysis of truss-based fish morphometrics. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 138: 487-496. (In Persian).


11. Beacham, T.D., 1985. Variation and morphometric variation in Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in Southern British Columbia and Puget Sound. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2: 366-372. (In Persian).


12. Bookstein, F.L., 1991. Morphometric tools for landmark data. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 435. (In Persian).


13. Buj, I., Podnar, M., Mrakovcic, M., Caleta, M., Mustafic, P., Zanella, D., 2008. Morphological and genetic diversity of Sabanejewia balcanica in Croatia. Folia Zoolgica, 57: 100-10. (In Persian).


14. Torres, R.G.A., Gonzalez, P.S., Pena S.E., 2010. Anatomical, histological and ultraestructural description of the gills and liver of the Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). International Journal of Morphology, 28: 703-12. (In Persian).  


15. Poulet N., Berrebi P., Crivellilek S., Argilier C., 2004. Genetic and morphometricvariations in the pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) of a fragmented delta. Archivfu¨r Hydrobiologie, 159: 531–554. (In Persian).


16. Pinheiro, A., Teixeira, C.M., Rego A.L., Marques J.F., Cabral H.N., 2005. Genetic and morphological variation of Solea lascaris (Risso, 1810) along the Portuguese coast. Fisheries Research, 73:67–78. (In Persian).


17. Eschmeyer, W.N., Fong, J.D., 2011. Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa, 3148: 26-38. (In Persian).


18. Heidari, A., Mousavi-Sabet, H., Khoshkholgh, M., Esmaeili, H.R., Eagderi, S., 2013. The impact of Manjil and Tarik dams (Sefidroud River, southern Caspian Sea basin) on morphological traits of Siah Mahi Capoeta gracilis (Pisces: Cyprinidae). International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 1(4): 195-201. (In Persian).


19. Yamamoto, S., Maekawa, K., Tamate, T., Koizumi, I., Hasegawa, K., Kubota, H., 2006. Genetic evaluation of translocation in artificially isolated populations of white-spotted Charr (Salvelinus leucomaenis). Fisheries Research, 78: 352-3