Morphological and molecular characters of Lemuru fish (Sardinella lemuru) from Tanjung Luar Waters, East Lombok

Lemuru fish from the Clupeidae family in various countries have many similarities that are difficult to distinguish between one species and another. This study aims determine morphological molecular characteristics, genetic diversity, kinship of lemuru Tanjung Luar waters with countries. The feature used this was a marker for cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene. sample caught by small-scale fishermen. sampling method using random, totaling 100 individuals. Firstly, samples were grouped based on characters. Next, segregation augmentation CO1 gene DNA five pair primers. amplification about 700 bp size sequenced. sequence data analyzed MEGA 11 Software (Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis) Version 11. phylogenetic relationships obtained showed waters, East Lombok, is same clade as Sardinella Jussieu Malaysia has very close relationship.