| Ontogenetic development in the morphology and behavior of loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) during early life stages | |
| Gao Lei1,2; Duan Ming1; Cheng Fei1; Xie Songguang1,3 | |
| 2014-09-01 | |
| Source Publication | CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY
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| ISSN | 0254-4059 |
| Volume | 32Issue:5Pages:973-981 |
| Abstract | Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) are a commercially important fish in China and an ideal aquaculture species. However, culturists experience high larval and juvenile mortality during mass production. To provide insight into ways to improve larviculture techniques, we describe the morphological characteristics and behavior of loach during the larval and early juvenile stages. Yolksac larvae ranged from 2.8 to 4.0 mm body length (BL) between days 0 to 4; preflexion larvae ranged from 3.6 to 5.5 mm BL between days 4 to 6; flexion larvae ranged from 4.8 to 8.1 mm BL between days 5 and 14; and postflexion larvae ranged from 7.1 to 15.7 mm BL between days 11 to 27; the minimum length and age of juveniles was 14.1 mm BL and 23 d, respectively. Loach are demersal from hatch through to the early juvenile stages. A suite of morphological characteristics (e.g., external gill filament and ventral mouth opening) and behavioral traits have developed to adapt to demersal living. We observed positive allometric growth in eye diameter, head length, head height, and pectoral fin length during the early larval stages, reflecting the priorities in the development of the organs essential for survival. Our results provide a basis for developing techniques to improve the survival of larval and juvenile loach during mass production. |
| Subtype | Article |
| Keyword | Behavioral Features Larvae And Juveniles Morphological Development Misgurnus Anguillicaudatus |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00343-014-3302-4 |
| WOS Headings | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine ; Physical Sciences |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS Research Area | Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Oceanography |
| WOS Subject | Limnology ; Oceanography |
| WOS ID | WOS:000340879900001 |
| WOS Keyword | ALLOMETRIC GROWTH-PATTERNS ; FUNCTIONAL-DEVELOPMENT ; REARING CONDITIONS ; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT ; FISH LARVAE ; SURVIVAL ; FASCIATUS ; JUVENILES ; STURGEON ; GROUPER |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/20309 |
| Collection | 淡水生态学研究中心_期刊论文 |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Key Lab Aquat Biodivers & Conservat, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Huaian Res Ctr, Key Lab Sustainable Fisheries & Environm Protect, Huaian 223002, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Gao Lei,Duan Ming,Cheng Fei,et al. Ontogenetic development in the morphology and behavior of loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) during early life stages[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY,2014,32(5):973-981. |
| APA | Gao Lei,Duan Ming,Cheng Fei,&Xie Songguang.(2014).Ontogenetic development in the morphology and behavior of loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) during early life stages.CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY,32(5),973-981. |
| MLA | Gao Lei,et al."Ontogenetic development in the morphology and behavior of loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) during early life stages".CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY 32.5(2014):973-981. |
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