Development of thirty-five novel polymorphic microsatellite markers in Pseudosciaena polyactis (Perciformes:Sciaenidae) and cross-species amplification in closely related species, Pseudosciaena crocea

► We developed 35 novel microsatellite primers in Pseudosciaena polyactis by combined biotin capture method. ► The PIC values of these 35 microsatellite loci ranged from 0.367 to 0.940. ► Ho and He per locus ranged from 0.233 to 1.000 and from 0.438 to 0.943, respectively. ► Cross-amplification showed these markers are applicable for closely related species, Pseudosciaena crocea. ► These markers are useful for P. polyactis and P. crocea resources management and utilization.