DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2018.v06i08.008

Pages: 606-612

Sacred fish is one of the forbidden fish in West Sumatra which found in Sungai Janiah Tourism site and had been isolated for hundreds. That condition allows the low genetic variation due to the high incidence of inbreeding. The purpose of the study was to analyze the genetic variation among Sacred Fish in Sungai Janiah pond, West Sumatra. The study used the direct survey and sample collection. The analysis of genetic variation using Random Amplified Polymorphism DNA (RAPD). The result showed that there were 28 polymorphic loci (N) with polymorphic locus percentage (PLP) 45.16%. The heterozygosity value (H) is 0.1897. The Shannon diversity index (I) is 0.2827. That value concludes that the genetic variation of the Sacred Fish in Sungai Janiah is low.