en aquaculture aquaculture پژوهشي Orginal research papers <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Several studies on the white sardine: <em>Sardinella albella</em>, have focused on the identification of stock composition and behavior. In this study population genetic structure and historical demography of <em>S. albella</em> along the cost of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman were investigated with a 500-bp segment of mt-DNA control region. In total 40 samples were collected from 3 locations: Jask in Sea of Oman, Qeshm in Strait of Hormuz and Lengeh in the Persian Gulf during 2012-2013. 33 haplotype were obtained none of which were presented in all sampling sites. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) indicated low genetic differentiation among regions (F_ST=0.024, <em>p</em><0.05).The average pair wise differences between regional population were small but significant (0.0158-0.165). Molecular variance explained by differences among three regions was significantly different from zero but the F_ST did not show clear phylogeographic isolation. This observation can support the conclusion that <em>S. albella</em> has a widespread dispersal potential.</p> Sardinella albella, Clupeidae, Sardine Fish, Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman 995 1008 http://jifro.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1272-209&slc_lang=en&sid=1 P. Rahimi prahimi1975@gmail.com 100319475328460017708 100319475328460017708 Yes S. Rezvani Gilkolaie 100319475328460017709 100319475328460017709 No P. Ghavam Mostafavi 100319475328460017710 100319475328460017710 No Sh. Jamili 100319475328460017711 100319475328460017711 No M. Rahnema 100319475328460017712 100319475328460017712 No