Dr. Brante-Ramirez, Antonio

The toadfish Aphos porosus is a coastal benthic-demersal fish from the Southeastern Pacific coast. This species exhibits parental care and low dispersal potential, and it is subjected to bycatch by artisanal and industrial fisheries, which make A. porosus a susceptible species in conservation terms. In this work we present 18 polymorphic microsatellite loci for this species. Allelic richness varied between 2 and 8 alleles and observed heterocigocity ranged between 0.026 and 0.737. Fourteen of the 18 loci were unlinked, polymorphic and in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. The non-exclusion probability over all loci was very low (0.0013). These loci show potential for population genetic analyses, for studying reproductive strategies and supporting conservation policies for this species.

The coastal pelagic fish Normanichthys crockeri inhabits the southeast Pacific coast and is a monotypic species of the Normanichthyidae family. Its ecologically and economic importance, and the high fishing pressure it is subjected to make N. crockeri an ideal target species for conservation. Here, we present 12 new hypervariable loci for this species. Allelic richness varied between 2 and 8 alleles, and observed heterozygosity ranged between 0.059 and 1.00. Two loci showed significant deviations from Hardy–Weinberg and revealed the presence of null alleles. These new loci have a high potential to be used in population genetics studies and fishery management plans.