Development and characterization of eighty-one microsatellite markers in Indian white shrimp, Fenneropenaeus indicus, through cross-amplification

Indian white shrimp, Fenneropenaeus indicus, is an important crustacean species in the commercial fish landings of southwest and southeast coasts of India. It also forms a major fishery in African coast (Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya), Sri Lanka, Red Sea and Persian Gulf. To reveal the genetic stock structure and gene mapping studies of F. indicus, we developed 81 polymorphic microsatellites through crossamplification after screening 396 primer pairs from other penaeids. This genetic information will be of immense use in management of stocks and selective breeding programmes of F. indicus