Analysis of the Systematic Status of Capoeta aculeata in Qanats of Naieen-Ardestan, Namak and Karun Basins (Iran) Using the Gene COI

Babaei, Osameh; Hashemzadeh Segherloo, Iraj Hashemzadeh; Pourahmad, Razieh; Pouria, Mojtaba; Abdoli, Asghar

doi:10.22059/jfisheries.2017.64041

Analysis of the Systematic Status of Capoeta aculeata in Qanats of Naieen-Ardestan, Namak and Karun Basins (Iran) Using the Gene COI

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Osameh Babaei ¹

Iraj Hashemzadeh Hashemzadeh Segherloo ²

Razieh Pourahmad ³

Mojtaba Pouria ⁴

Asghar Abdoli ⁵

¹ MSc. Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.

² Associate professor, Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Faculty Bilogy, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.

⁴ MSc, Fisheries Office of Kemanshah, Kemanshah, Iran.

⁵ Associate Professor, Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, Environmental Science Research institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22059/jfisheries.2017.64041

Abstract

In this study 18 Capoeta aculeata from Qanats in Namak basin, Naieen, Ardestan and rivers in Karun basin were analyzed using Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences. Totally 5 haplotypes were retrieved. The observed haplotypes in Qanats of Ardestan and Namak basin in Tehran province were exactly the same and this similarity can be a sign of common origin of them. The haplotypes observed in Qanats of Naieen region were different from haplotypes observed in other regions. The haplotypes observed in Karun and Namak basins were closely related. This close affinity can be indication of a past possible connection between the two basins. The K2P divergence among the haplotypes in the studied regions varied between 0.2-0.7 percent. The results showed that Capoeta group is a monophyletic group with close affinity to the species of the genus Luciobarbus compared to other genera analyzed here. The divergence of Capoeta aculeata from C. capoeta seems to be occurred about 4.24-5.1 MYA.

Keywords

Systematics

Qanats

Capoeta aculeata

COI gene

Naieen

Ardestan

Namak

Karun