To understand the species composition of the dominant fish species communities in the East China Sea and to monitor and protect their diversity, environmental DNA technology to analyze the species diversity of fish in the East China Sea was used in this study. Through the collection of seawater samples, eDNA extraction, amplification and high-throughput sequencing analysis, a total of 44 species of marine fishes in 2 classes, 23 orders, 29 families and 42 genera were detected, and most of the species were found in the traditional fishery resources survey in the East China Sea. Among them, the species with high relative abundance were red nose anchovy (Thryssa kammalensis), blue-spotted horse mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius), Japanese mackerel (Scomber japonicus), small yellowtail (Larimichthys polyactis) and mullet (Mugil cephalus). The alpha diversity among stations was significant difference, and generally showed high biodiversity at coastal stations and high biological abundance at offshore stations. The results suggested that environmental DNA technology could quickly explore the diversity and spatial distribution of fish species in the East China Sea, as an effective supplementary to traditional fisheries resource monitoring.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |