Development of 27 New Microsatellite Markers for the Shanny Lipophrys Pholis

Abstract The shanny Lipophrys pholis is an intertidal fish widely distributed throughout the Northeast Atlantic. Characterized by limited adult mobility and a long pelagic larval duration, the shanny stands as an ideal model to better understand larval dispersal and connectivity dynamics, which are critical parameters implicated in marine conservation and management. To this aim, we developed 27 highly polymorphic microsatellite markers, presenting an average allelic diversity of 20.1 alleles per locus and heterozygosity ranging from 0.619 to 1. This set of newly developed microsatellite markers will be useful in providing critical insight into the processes shaping L. pholis gene flow and connectivity patterns and can be used to investigate local parentage lineages.