Geographical distribution of electrophoretically detected protein variation in Australian commercial fishes. II. Jackass morwong, Cheilodactylus macropterus Bloch & Schneider

Abstract

The presence of genetic polymorphisms in alcohol dehydrogenase, phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating), phosphoglucomutase, adenosine deaminase and glucosephosphate isomerase in the jackass morwong, or tarakihi, and the distribution of the variation in the fish stocks in the waters of south- eastern Australia are described. Although the Australian and New Zealand stocks are genetically distinct, no evidence of population structuring was found in Australian waters.