Molecular systematics of three tilapiine genera Tilapia, Sarotherodon and Oreochromis using allozyme data

Citation

Sodsuk P & McAndrew B (1991) Molecular systematics of three tilapiine genera Tilapia, Sarotherodon and Oreochromis using allozyme data. Journal of Fish Biology, 39 (Supplement A), pp. 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb05093.x

Abstract
Allozyme data from 44 different loci were collected for 15 species from three genera in the tribe Tilapüni. Dendrograms constructed by using both genetic distance and binary coded presence or absence of alleles show that the substrate spawning Tilupiu are consistently separated from the two mouthbrooding genera Surorherodon and Oreochromis. The implications of these findings for the taxonomy of the group and minor rearrangement within the Oreochromis are discussed.

Keywords
biochemical genetics; electrophoresis; phylogeny; dendrogram; genetic distance; tilapünes; Aquaculture; Nile tilapia

Journal
Journal of Fish Biology: Volume 39, Issue Supplement A