Assessing the species composition of tropical eels (Anguillidae) in Aceh Waters, Indonesia, with DNA barcoding gene cox1. [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

• Main Authors: Muchlisin, Zainal A., Batubara, Agung Setia, Nur, Fadli, Muhammadar, Abdullah A., Utami, Afrita Ida, Nurul , Farhana, Mohd Nor, Siti-Azizah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: F1000Research 2017
• Subjects: QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36811/1/%28Assessing_the_species_composition%29__885e1629-1cf3-4440-bd17-3a52955ca4dd_10715_-_zainal_abidin_muchlisin.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/36811/; https://f1000research.com/articles/6-258/v1

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 variation. The genetic sequences were blasted into the NCBI database. Based on this analysis there were three valid species of eels that occurred in Aceh waters, namely Anguilla marmorata, A. bicolor bicolor, and A. bengalensis bengalensis.