Development of novel microsatellite markers for population differentiation and detection of natural selection in wild populations of butter catfish, Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794).

The novel SSR markers developed in this study would facilitate stock characterization of natural populations, to be used in future selection breeding programs and planning conservation strategies in these species. Identified non-neutral markers will give insights into the effect of local adaptation on genetic differentiation in the natural population of this species.