Biodiversity of Snakeskin Gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis) in Thailand

Abstract

The biodiversity of Snakeskin gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis) from 3 locations (Samutprakan, Samutsakorn and Ayutthaya province), Thailand was investigated by morphological and molecular techniques. The study of morphology showed the similarity between Samutprakan province’s fish and Samutsakorn province’s fish was represented three of characters such as Tiger banded fish, single black banded in middle fish and un-banded fish. Although, Ayutthaya province’s fish gad only one character was Tiger banded fish. The molecular techniques confirm the morphological analyzed by amplification of cytochrome b gene that showed Samutprakan province’s fish was similar with Samutsakorn province’s fish than Ayutthaya province’s fish.