SHU Hu, JIANG Xiao-lu, YANG Hua-qiang, LIN Ting-ting, ZHOU Hui-qiang, ZHANG Ming-qing, ZHA Guang-cai
. 2017, 16(3): 8-14.
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In order to understand the status quo of Mastacembelus armatus resources in South China, by tracking their measurable characters and frame structure, we analysed the relationship between body weight and morphological traits, and the morphological differences in groups of 171 fishes from seven M. armatus wild populations. Path analysis showed that the total length had largest direct effect on their body weight, body thickness was the second, but head depth had negative effect. The result of principal component analysis showed that main morphological differences concentrate on trunk and head which were closely associated with feeding. The result of cluster analysis revealed that seven populations were clustered into three clades, the first group included Longyan, Lechang, Wuhua, Baise and Enping populations, Honghe and Baisha populations were formed two independent clusters respectively. The discriminant rate could reach more than 95%, which established a discriminant formula on the three branch of M. armatus: the Pearl River and Hanjiang Riverdepartment, Red River department, and Nandu River department. All above indicated that morphological differentiation existed among the seven populations of M. armatus.