Validation of the occurrence of the tropical eels, Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis and A. bicolor bicolor at Langkawi Island in Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia

نویسندگان

  • TAKAOMI ARAI
  • LI LIAN WONG
چکیده

The anguillid eels found in Peninsular Malaysia were identified, using morphological analysis as Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis and A. bicolor bicolor and that identification was further validated by an analysis of the eels’ mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) sequences. Previous studies had reported the occurrence of the tropical eel species A. marmorata in Peninsular Malaysia without validating the identification genetically, and after re-examination a number of key morphological characteristics of a preserved sample of A. marmorata, the sample from Peninsular Malaysia was identified as A. bengalensis bengalensis. This is the first record of the occurrence of A. bengalensis bengalensis in Malaysian waters that was confirmed by both morphological and molecular genetic analyses. Although one sample was identified as A. borneensis on key morphological characteristics, molecular genetic analyses showed that the sample was actually A. bicolor bicolor. These results indicate the difficulty of accurately identifying tropical eels solely on morphological analyses due to the sympatric distribution of a number of closely related eels. Resumen: Las anguilas anguílidas que se encuentran en Malasia peninsular fueron identificadas, por medio de análisis morfológicos como Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis y A. bicolor bicolor; dicha identificación fue validada, además, por medio de análisis de secuencias de la subunidad I de la oxidasa del citocromo mitocondrial (COI) y del ARN ribosomal 16S (rARN 16S) de las anguilas. Estudios previos han reportado la presencia de la especie de anguila tropical A. marmorata en Malasia peninsular sin validar genéticamente la identificación, y después de reexaminar un número de características morfológicas clave de una muestra preservada de A. marmorata, la muestra de Malasia peninsular fue identificada como A. bengalensis bengalensis. Éste es el primer registro de la presencia de A. bengalensis bengalensis en aguas malayas confirmado tanto por análisis morfológicos como de genética molecular. Aunque una muestra fue identificada como A. borneensis a partir de características morfológicas clave, los análisis de genética molecular mostraron que en realidad la muestra correspondía a A. bicolor bicolor. Estos resultados muestran la dificultad para identificar con exactitud las anguilas tropicales solamente con base en análisis morfológicos debido a la distribución simpátrica de un número de anguilas relacionadas cercanamente. Resumo: As enguias encontrados na península da Malásia foram identificadas, por meio de análise morfológica, como sendo a Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis e a A. bicolor bicolor, *Corresponding Author; e-mail: [email protected] 24 OCCURRENCE OF THE TROPICAL ANGUILLA SPP. IN MALAYSIA identificação, que foi ainda validado por uma análise da subunidade da oxidase I (COI) do citocroma mitocondrial das enguias e pelas sequências (16S rRNA) do RNA ribossomal. Estudos anteriores haviam relatado a ocorrência da espécie de enguia tropical A. marmorata na península da Malásia sem validar geneticamente a sua identificação, mas após a reexame de uma série de características morfológicas fundamentais de uma amostra preservada de A. marmorata, a amostra da península da Malásia foi identificada como sendo a A. bengalensis bengalensis. Este é o primeiro registo da ocorrência de A. bengalensis bengalensis em águas da Malásia que foi confirmada na base das características morfológicas e de genética molecular. Apesar de uma amostra ter sido identificada como A. borneensis, com base nas características morfológicas, a análise genética molecular revelou que a amostra era efetivamente de A. bicolor bicolor. Estes resultados indicam a dificuldade de identificar com precisão as enguias tropicais com recurso exclusivo à análise morfológica, devido à distribuição simpátrica de um número de enguias estreitamente relacionadas.

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Occurrence and the ecological implication of a tropical anguillid eel Anguilla marmorata from peninsular Malaysia

Recent studies suggested that accurate species identification in the tropical anguillid eels based on morphological examination requires confirmation by molecular genetic analysis. Previous studies found that two tropical anguillid eels, Anguilla bicolor bicolor and A. bengalensis bengalensis, were found in peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) based on morphological and molecular genetic analyse...

متن کامل

Opportunistic spawning of tropical anguillid eels Anguilla bicolor bicolor and A. bengalensis bengalensis

Information on the spawning migration, spawning ecology and life history of tropical eels in the Indo-Pacific region is very limited. The physiological and morphological characteristics of tropical freshwater eels, Anguilla bicolor bicolor and A. bengalensis bengalensis collected in Malaysia were examined in relation to their downstream migration patterns. A total of 455 eels were collected ove...

متن کامل

Assessing the species composition of tropical eels (Anguillidae) in Aceh Waters, Indonesia, with DNA barcoding gene cox1.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the species diversity of eels native to Aceh waters based on genetic data. Sampling was conducted in western coast waters of Aceh Province, Indonesia, from July to August 2016. Genomic DNA was extracted from the samples, a genomic region from the 5' region of the cox1 gene was amplified and sequenced, and this was then used to analyse genetic v...

متن کامل

Histological Features of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Wild Indonesian Shortfin Eel, Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland, 1844), Captured in Peninsular Malaysia

This study was conducted to record the histological features of the gastrointestinal tract of wild Indonesian shortfin eel, Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland, 1844), captured in Peninsular Malaysia. The gastrointestinal tract was segmented into the oesophagus, stomach, and intestine. Then, the oesophagus was divided into five (first to fifth), the stomach into two (cardiac and pyloric), and ...

متن کامل

Evolution of Microsatellite Loci of Tropical and Temperate Anguilla Eels

Anguilla eels are divided into temperate and tropical eels, based on their major distributions. The present study collected two temperate eels, Anguilla japonica and Anguilla anguilla, and two tropical eels, Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla bicolor pacifica, to examine two questions: do temperate and tropical Anguilla eels have different genetic polymorphic patterns?; and do temperate Anguilla j...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:

دوره   شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015