Table 2.

Examples of QTLs for body shape-related traits mapped on different commercial fish genomes.

Species	Trait	Linkage group (LG) where QTLs were detected. Name of QTL (bold), linked markers, and respective phenotypic variation noted in parentheses	Reference
Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)	Standard length, body length, pectoral dorsal 1, pectoral dorsal 2, body length 2, pectoral anal 2, pectoral anal 1, dorsal fin length, belly length, body depth 2, body depth 3, head length	LG-9 (SL, BL, PecDor1, Pecdors2, BL2, PectAnal1, PecAnal2, Bd20, 18.5–23%)LG-21 (DFL, BellyL, BD2, BD3, ELD36 and SAGT1, 18.6–27.1%)LG-25 (HL, 22.6%)	Loukovitis et al. (2013)
Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)	Combination of morphometric traits (standard length, head length, body length, pre-anal length, abdominal length, post-anal length, head depth, body depth)	LG-1B (MORPH, 14%)LG-4 (MORPH, 13%)LG-6 (MORPH, 9.4%)LG-7 (MORPH, 16%)LG-15 (MORPH, 12%)LG-24 (MORPH, 13%)	Massault et al. (2009)
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio var. haematopterus)	Body height Body width Standard length	LG-1 (qbh1, snp0163, 20.4%; qbw1, snp0163, 20.7%) LG-12 (qsl12, snp0315, 21.1%; qbh12, snp1133, 18.9%) LG-20 (qbh20, hlj1717, 19.5%)	Zhang et al. (2013)

QTLs were detected at genome-wide level using permutation tests at a significance threshold value of P < 0.05 for S. aurata and D. labrax, and of P < 0.01 for C. carpio.