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Discovery of an ancient lineage of Cyprinus carpio from Lake Biwa, central Japan, based on mtDNA sequence data, with reference to possible multiple origins of koi
Article first published online: 9 JUN 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00676.x
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Mabuchi, K., Senou, H., Suzuki, T. and Nishida, M. (2005), Discovery of an ancient lineage of Cyprinus carpio from Lake Biwa, central Japan, based on mtDNA sequence data, with reference to possible multiple origins of koi. Journal of Fish Biology, 66: 1516–1528. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00676.x
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- Issue published online: 9 JUN 2005
- Article first published online: 9 JUN 2005
- (Received 1 February 2004, Accepted 17 December 2004)
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Keywords:
- common carp;
- Eurasia;
- Lake Biwa;
- mtDNA;
- origin
MtDNA sequence data (c. 2100 bp of complete D-loop + cytochrome b gene regions) showed a principal phylogenetic split within common carp Cyprinus carpio between the Lake Biwa wild form (n = 3) and ‘Eurasian’ wild (n = 18) and domesticated (n = 35) forms. This supports the idea of the ancient origin of the Lake Biwa wild form, as well as the East Asian origin of wild common carp, previously proposed on the basis of fossil data. In addition, a possible multiple origin of koi carp was indicated by the polyphyletic distribution of five mtDNA haplotypes of koi carp within the ‘Eurasian’ clade.