Identification of fishes in Cahnimeha water resevoirs of Zabol (Iran) via COI sequences

As Hamoon wetland has dried, the importance of Sistan water reservoirs in continuation of animal life is evident. At present Chahnimeh water reservoirs are the only habitats for species that formerly inhabited Hamoon wetland. This condition necessitates the identification of fish biodiversity in this region to develop preliminary data for management and conservation of fish species. This study was conducted to identify fish species in water reservoirs of Zabol. Among the sampled fish Schizothorax zarudnyi, Schizocypris altidorsalis, Carassius sp., Paracobitis rhadinaeus, Cyprinus carpio, Gonorhynchus adiscus and Ctenopharingodon idella were identified. Sequence of Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit one (COI) was produced. To assess the phylogenetic status of the studied fish a Neighbour-Joining was reconstructed and K2P sequence distances were calculated using MEGA7 software. On the reconstructed three 7 highly supported phylogenetic groups were resolved. The highest genetic distance was between P. rhadinaeus and C. idella (27.1%) and the least distance was between C. carpio and S. zarudnyi.

کلیدواژه ها:

Sistan ، Zabol ، Fish biodiversity ، COI sequence