Search of Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci for Sebastes taczanowskii Steindachner, 1880 (Sebastidae)
The white-edged rockfish <i>Sebastes taczanowskii</i> Steindachner, 1880 is a marine viviparous teleost, which plays a substantial role in the functioning of subtidal fish communities and is an important recreational fishery species (Markevich, Gnyubkina, 2015). The biology of <i>S. taczanowskii</i> has been well studied; however, there is no information about the population structure of the species<i>.</i> The aim of our study was to evaluate the available data on microsatellite loci from closely related species of the genus <i>Sebastes</i>, assess intra-species polymorphism, and select the most informative loci for further analysis. We screened 19 microsatellite loci, of which only five could be used to analyze the genetic variability in <i>S. taczanowskii.</i>