4.6 Article

Genetic structure of marine and lake forms of Pacific herring Clupea pallasii

Journal

PEERJ
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12444

Keywords

Pacific herring; Clupea pallasii; Speciation; Subspecies; Ecological form; RAD sequencing; Marine form; Freshwater form; Isolation; Russia

Funding

  1. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russian Federation [075-15-2021-1084, 15.IP.21.0010]
  2. Federal Agency for Fisheries [076-00005-20-02, 076-00005-19-01]
  3. RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research) [19-54-54004]

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This study revealed the genetic structure of Pacific herring, showing significant differences between populations in different ecological environments. Genetic differentiation exists among lake populations, as well as between marine and lake populations. Each observed lake population of Pacific herring has its own unique genetic legacy.
The Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is one of the most important species in the commercial fisheries distributed in the North Pacific Ocean and the northeastern European seas. This teleost has marine and lake ecological forms a long its distribution in the Holarctic. However, the level of genetic differentiation between these two forms is not well known. In the present study, we used ddRAD-sequencing to genotype 54 specimens from twelve wild Pacific herring populations from the Kara Sea and the Russian part of the northwestern Pacific Ocean for unveiling the genetic structure of Pacific herring. We found that the Kara Sea population is significantly distinct from Pacific Ocean populations. It was demonstrated that lake populations of Pacific herring differ from one another as well as from marine specimens. Our results show that fresh and brackish water Pacific herring, which inhabit lakes, can be distinguished as a separate lake ecological form. Moreover, we demonstrate that each observed lake Pacific herring population has its own and unique genetic legacy.

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