Abstract
Elongate loach (Leptobotia elongate) is a threatened fish species endemic to the Yangtze River in China. A first set of 22 polymorphism microsatellite loci isolated from this species was characterized. The number of alleles, observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 2 to 12, from 0.2667 to 1.000 and from 0.2391 to 0.9011, respectively. Seven loci significantly deviated from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction. The polymorphism information content ranged from 0.204 to 0.857. Ten loci were highly informative, 11 were moderately informative, and one was slightly informative. These polymorphic microsatellite markers will be useful for genetic monitoring of natural populations and management of breeding stocks in hatcheries.
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