达氏鳇(♀)×西伯利亚鲟(♂)杂交幼鱼生长特性初步研究

对野生达氏鳇(Huso dauricus)(♀)与人工养殖西伯利亚鲟(Acipenser baerii)(♂)的杂交幼鱼在人工养殖条件下的生长进行研究。结果显示:在水温14.7~16.8℃的条件下,平均全长37.43 cm、平均体重178.9 g的达氏鳇杂交种幼鱼经过80 d培育后,平均全长和平均体重分别达到51.74 cm和533.1 g。其全长与日龄呈线性关系,关系式为L=0.1683t+10.942(R2=0.9665);体重与日龄呈指数函数关系,关系式为W=24.304e0.0129t(R2=0.9421);体重与全长呈幂函数关系,关系式为W=0.0007L3.4461(R2=0.9984),其中b大于3。结果表明:达氏鳇和西伯利亚鲟的杂交种幼鱼为异速生长类型,体重生长快于全长生长。     

达氏鳇（♀）×西伯利亚鲟（♂）杂交幼鱼生长特性初步研究

对野生达氏鳇（Huso dauricus）（♀）与人工养殖西伯利亚鲟（Acipenser baerii）（♂）的杂交幼鱼在人工养殖条件下的生长进行研究。结果显示：在水温14.7～16.8℃的条件下,平均全长37.43 cm、平均体重178.9 g的达氏鳇杂交种幼鱼经过80 d培育后,平均全长和平均体重分别达到51.74 cm和533.1 g。其全长与日龄呈线性关系,关系式为L=0.1683t＋10.942（R^2=0.9665）;体重与日龄呈指数函数关系,关系式为W=24.304e^0.0129t（R^2=0.9421）;体重与全长呈幂函数关系,关系式为W=0.0007L^3.4461（R^2=0.9984）,其中b大于3。结果表明：达氏鳇和西伯利亚鲟的杂交种幼鱼为异速生长类型,体重生长快于全长生长。     

怀头鲇（♀）×兰州鲇（♂）杂交F1的生长特性初步研究

对怀头鲇(♀)与兰州鲇(♂)的杂交F1人工养殖条件的生长进行研究。结果显示:在水温22￣25℃条件下,平均体长(2.75±0.16)cm、平均体重(0.36±0.06)g的杂交F1幼鱼经过100d培育后,平均体长和平均体重分别达到(28.56±3.26)cm和(193.33±59.50)g。体长与日龄呈线性关系,L=0.3131t+1.4389,R2=0.9178;体重与日龄呈指数函数关系,W=0.0159L2.7664,R2=0.9148。体重与体长呈幂函数关系,关系式为W=0.0159L2.7664,R2=0.9963,其中b值接近于3,怀头鲇和兰州鲇的杂交F1幼鱼为等速生长类型,体重生长与全长生长速度相近。     

达氏鳇1龄幼鱼生长特性的初步研究

为了解人工养殖条件下达氏鳇（Huso dauricus）的生长特性,2009年9月29日至12月24日对养殖在自然水温（13～18℃）下的1龄幼鱼进行试验研究,测量其全长和体重,应用统计软件Excel和SPSS对测量的数据进行处理分析。结果表明,在试验条件下,达氏鳇幼鱼体重瞬时增长率与水温变化有关,体重增长量和增长率随...     

人工养殖条件下大海马幼鱼的生长

在人工养殖条件下 ,研究大海马 (HippocampuskudaBleeker)幼鱼的生长特性及其成活率。结果表明 ,大海马幼鱼的最大增长率为 1 5 88% ,最大增重率为 52 94% ,最小增长率为 2 80 % ,最小增重率为 8 0 5 % ,群体增重倍数为 7 2 0 ,幼鱼的平均日增长率和日增重率分别为 0 44mm/d和0 0 0 5 2g/d。大海马幼鱼体长与日龄的关系式为L =1 5 2 8+0 40 6 5T ,体重与日龄的关系式为W=1 865× 1 0 -4 T1 6872 ,体重与体长的关系式为W =6 884× 1 0 -6L2 762 2 。大海马幼鱼的成活率为90 4%。     

安康地区松浦镜鲤四种养殖模式下的生长特性

为了解松浦镜鲤(Matsuura mirror carp)的生长特性,2013年6月5日至11月5日在西北农林科技大学安康水产试验示范站进行了夏花培育、高密度主养、低密度主养以及套养四种模式的池塘养殖实验。养殖期间对试验鱼的体重、体长、全长、头长、体高五个生长参数进行了定期测定。结果表明,在夏花阶段松浦镜鲤体重、体长与日龄均呈指数函数关系,其生长方程分别为W=0.064e0.121t(R2=0.968)、L=1.356e0.037t(R2=0.967),体重与体长之间呈幂函数关系,生长方程为W=0.024L3.263(R2=0.999 6);在高密度养殖条件下鱼种体重和体长与日龄呈指数函数关系,生长方程分别为W=16.465e0.016t(R2=0.958)、L=7.66e0.006t(R2=0.983),体重与体长之间呈指数关系,生长方程为W=1.379e0.325L(R2=0.973);在低密度养殖条件下鱼种体重与体长之间呈幂函数关系,生长方程分别为W=21.792t0.35(R2=0.991)、L=8.003t0.130(R2=0.980),体重与体长之间呈幂函数关系,生长方程为W=0.085L2.669(R2=0.997);而在套养条件下体重与体长之间总体呈幂函数关系,生长方程为W=0.045L2.970(R2=0.974)。松浦镜鲤体长/头长、体长/体高分别为3.23±0.04和2.54±0.13,体型未发生改变,性状稳定。研究结果将为北方地区松浦镜鲤养殖技术体系的建立和完善提供参考。     

北方寒地池养大鳞鲃生长和越冬成活

池塘人工养殖条件下测定了大鳞鲃(Barbus capito)的生长和越冬存活率,结果得出,水温20～23℃时大鳞鲃仔鱼的全长与生长时间相关方程为L全长=0.577 9t天数+5.422 1(R2=0.994 2,n=30);池塘水温13～28℃时,1龄鱼体长与生长时间的相关方程为L=18.234e0.132 6t(R2=0.978 5,n=30),体重与体长的关系式为W=0.017 3 L2.953 6(R2=0.9976,n=30)。夏季(5～10月)在室外池塘饲养,冬季(11～4月)自然越冬条件下,大鳞鲃1龄鱼体重为(40.06±6.53)g,2龄鱼体重为(241.35±45.31)g;夏季饲养条件不变,冬季在室内水泥池中(水温15～23℃)饲养条件下,12月龄体重为(90.02±32.17)g,24月龄为(807.27±150.46)g,30月龄为(1 380.08±176.26)g。大鳞鲃采取在越冬池中饲养,冬季直接在原塘自然越冬,存活率可达90%以上。     

棕点石斑鱼(♀)×鞍带石斑鱼(♂)杂交F1 仔、稚、幼鱼的摄食与生长特性分析

采用生态学方法,观察分析了人工育苗条件下棕点石斑鱼(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus,♀)×鞍带石斑鱼(Epinephelus lanceolatus,♂)杂交F1仔、稚、幼鱼的摄食习性和生长特性。结果表明,在水温29~30℃,盐度为29~30时,其杂交F1仔鱼3天开口摄食,开口饵料为ss型褶皱臂尾轮虫(Brachionus plicatilis),随后饵料系列为L型褶皱臂尾轮虫、卤虫无节幼体(Artemia salina)、卤虫(Artemia)和配合饵料;6日龄仔鱼的摄食率为92.31%,7~9日龄以后仔鱼的饱食率大都达到90%~100%;随着仔稚幼鱼的生长发育,其饱食时间逐渐缩短,消化时间逐渐增加。杂交F1仔稚鱼的摄食高峰都出现在白天,仔稚鱼夜间几乎不摄食,属白天摄食型。此外,仔、稚、幼鱼纯体重(W)与摄食量(Y)的关系为Y=0.2078W–3.3738,全长(L)与日龄(X)的关系为L=2.3159e0.0595X,纯体重(W)与日龄(X)的关系为W=0.0748e0.2021X,全长(L)与纯体重(W)的关系为W=0.0045L3.3775,口裂宽(Y)与日龄(X)的关系为Y=1.9687e0.0605X。由此可知杂交F1仔、稚、幼鱼的生长属于均匀生长型。     

池养江黄颡鱼幼鱼的生长

池养条件下江黄颡鱼幼鱼的体长生长与时间呈线性关系:L=0.5752t 15.267(r=0.9834);体重生长与时间呈指数关系:W=1.7392e0.014t(r=0.9746);体重与体长关系式为:W=0.0239L1.3658(r=0.9397);幼鱼期水温对体重瞬时生长率作用明显,28.2℃时体重瞬时生长率最大;不同生长阶段生长率差异较大,在60~90日龄体重瞬时生长率最大;幼鱼期个体间生长具有一定的差异性。     

静水池塘养殖施氏鲟商品鱼的生长特性

研究了2龄施氏鲟（Acipenser schrenckii Brandt）商品鱼在静水池塘养殖条件下的生长。结果显示：平均全长40.36cm、平均体重186.29g的施氏鲟经过60d的土质静水池塘培育,全长增长71.04%,体重增长568.54%。体重与全长呈幂函数关系,关系式为W=0.0015L3.2208,R2=0.9662。体重日增长量、相对增长率、全长生长常数、生长指标呈先上升后下降的趋势,于试验20-40d达到最高。肥满度为0.2834~0.3927。特定生长率的变化与水温关系不密切,生长离散变化不明显。     

Association between the interannual variation in the oceanic environment and catch rates of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Atlantic Ocean

The environmental processes associated with variability in the catch rates of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean are largely unexplored. This study used generalized additive models (GAMs) fitted to Taiwanese longline fishery data from 1990 to 2009 and investigated the association between environmental variables and catch rates to identify the processes influencing bigeye tuna distribution in the Atlantic Ocean. The present findings reveal that the year (temporal factor), latitude and longitude (spatial factors), and major regular longline target species of albacore catches are significant for the standardization of bigeye tuna catch rates in the Atlantic Ocean. The standardized catch rates and distribution of bigeye tuna were found to be related to environmental and climatic variation. The model selection processes showed that the selected GAMs explained 70% of the cumulative deviance in the entire Atlantic Ocean. Regarding environmental factors, the depth of the 20 degree isotherm (D20) substantially contributed to the explained deviance; other important factors were sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height deviation (SSHD). The potential fishing grounds were observed with SSTs of 22–28°C, a D20 shallower than 150 m and negative SSHDs in the Atlantic Ocean. The higher predicted catch rates were increased in the positive northern tropical Atlantic and negative North Atlantic Oscillation events with a higher SST and shallow D20, suggesting that climatic oscillations affect the population abundance and distribution of bigeye tuna.     

Growth performance,digestive enzyme activity and immune response of Japanese sea bass,Lateolabrax japonicus fed with fructooligosaccharide

In this experiment, a feeding trial was performed to determine the effects of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and immune response of Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicus juveniles (initial weight 38.3 ± 0.5 g), and the fish were examined following feeding with six levels of FOS (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 g/kg) for 28 days. Significant enhancement of weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR) was found in fish fed 1 g/kg FOS incorporated diets (p < .05), while the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the 1, 2 g/kg FOS groups reduced significantly compared with the control (p < .05). Besides, the crude lipid in the 4, 6 g/kg FOS groups increased significantly compared with the control (p < .05). On the other hand, the erepsin and lipase activities significantly elevated in intestine of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS (p < .05) and the lysozyme activity in serum of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than that in the control (p < .05). Moreover, the alkaline phosphatase activities in serum of fish fed 0.5, 1, 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than in control (p < .05). Regression analysis showed that the relationships between dietary FOS levels and either SGR, FCR, erepsin or lysozyme activities were best expressed by regression equations, and the optimal inclusion levels are 1.37, 1.80, 3.06, 3.11, 1.93 and 1.80 g/kg for SGR, FCR, erepsin, lipase, lysozyme and total superoxide dismutase activities, respectively. Overall, this study revealed that FOS incorporated diets could beneficial for L. japonicus culture in terms of increasing the growth, digestion and immune activities. Under the present experimental condition, the optimal supplementary level of FOS in the diet of L. japonicus is 1–3 g/kg.     

Rare serotype occurrence and PFGE genotypic diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from tilapia in China

Previously, we reported 10 PEGE types of 85 tilapia Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS), which shifted from Streptococcus iniae in China, by using PEGE method. Presently, larger and more representative tilapia GBS were isolated, for the ?rst time in China, to characterize their serotypes and genetic diversities more precisely than had done before. 168 GBS strains were distributed in ?ve provinces of China, in which Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan were the major ones, holding36.9%(62/168), 37.5%(63/168) and 19.6%(33/168), respectively. Serotypes, Ia, Ib and III, were observed in these strains and the most predominant one was Ia(95.2%), which mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Ia initially occurred in 2009, it shoot up to 32.1% in 2010,but decreased to 16.1% in 2011 before went up to 45.2% in 2012. Ib sporadically occurred during2007–2011, III onlyoccurred in 2012. 14 different PFGE types, including 4 new types(N, O,P and Q), were observed, in which B, D, F and G were the predominant types, holding 83.9%(141/168) of the total GBS strains. Ia corresponded to 11 PFGE types(A–H, N–P), in which type D predominated(51%). Ib represented 3 genotypes(I, J and Q) and III harbored only 2genotypes(N and F). Type N and Fsynchronously presented in Ia and III. In summary, the genetic diversity of tilapia GBS varied by serotypes and changed with geographical locations and years.Although Iastillpredominated, new rareserotypeIII alreadyoccurred in China.     

Growth hormone (GH) and reproduction: a review

Interaction between growth and reproduction occurs in many vertebrates and is particularly obvious at certain stages of the life cycle in fish. Endocrine interactions between the gonadotropic axis and the somatotropic axis are described, the potential role of GH being emphasised. A comparative analysis of these phenomena in mammals, amphibians and fish, suggests a specific role of GH in the physiology of puberty, gametogenesis and fertility. It also shows the original contribution made by studies on the fish model in this field of investigations.     

Purification and partial characterization of GtHs (cfLH and cfFSH) from Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) (L.) and development of a homologous ELISA for cfLH

Two gonadotropins (GtH; Qa and Qb) were purified by gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography from the pituitaries of Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus). The presence of GtH during purification was assessed by in vitro oocyte maturation and in vivo steroidogenic activity, and their identities were determined by elution profiles, molecular weight, biological activities and yield. The molecular weights of Qa and Qb were 37 and 42 kDa, respectively, and composed of distinct subunits (Qa: 20 and 14 kDa and Qb: 26 and 18 kDa). Polyclonal antibodies raised against Qa immunostained Qa, Qb and pituitary GtH cells. A competitive Qa‐ELISA was developed whose sensitivity was 6.25 ng mL^?1 (1.25 ng well^?1) with intra‐ (3.5%) and inter‐ (12.4%) assay coefficients of variation. Displacement curves parallel to the standard were obtained with plasma and pituitary extracts of catfish, Qb and carp GtHII. The assay was validated by measuring the plasma Qa levels after LHRH treatment and in relation to ovarian growth in the female catfish during different reproductive phases. Based on the results, Qa and Qb corresponded to fish LH and FSH respectively. The findings will increase the knowledge of the mechanisms controlling fish reproduction and identification of sensitive phases in fish in captivity for hormonal manipulation.     

Controlled infection of Poecilia reticulata Peters (guppy) with Tetrahymena by immersion and intraperitoneal injection

Tetrahymena is a protozoan parasite, which infects guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters, and causes substantial economical losses in commercial farms worldwide. Studies of guppy infected by Tetrahymena require standardized infection protocols. The LD50 for Tetrahymena infection of guppies by intraperitoneal (IP) injection was calibrated, and the level obtained was 946 parasites per fish. Guppy infection with Tetrahymena by immersion, imitating the natural route of infection via the integument, was studied under normal or stress conditions. Exposure to cold and netting (CNI) and to cold only (CI) followed by immersion exposure to 10 000 Tetrahymena per mL resulted in 22.5% and 19.2% mortality, respectively, as compared to 14.2% and 10% in groups that were netted only (NI) or non‐stressed (I). Histopathology revealed that immersion infection resulted in a systemic infection. Lysozyme levels, measured 3 weeks after infection, were significantly higher in the CNI group (288 μg per mg protein) compared with CI‐, NI‐ and I‐treated groups (94.5, 64 and 62.3 μg mg^?1, respectively). There was no evident parasite immobilization activity in body homogenates, suggesting no development of acquired immunity. Re‐infection by IP injection revealed no increase in protection in any of the treatment groups, mortality range of 56.3–75%, higher than in the non‐exposed control (40.6% mortality).     

Involvement of gonadal steroids in final oocyte maturation of white perch (Morone americana) and white bass (M. chrysops): in vivo and in vitro studies

Plasma estradiol-17 (E₂), testosterone (T), 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) and 17,20,21-tri-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20-S) levels were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) in white perch (Morone americana) and white bass (M. chrysops) that were induced to undergo final oocyte maturation (FOM) with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Plasma DHP levels increased in females of both species in association with oocyte germinal vesicle migration (GVM) and germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and decreased thereafter. Plasma 20-S levels also increased with oocyte GVM in white bass, but were several-fold lower than DHP levels. Circulating E₂ and T levels were greatest during GVM and GVBD in both species and decreased to low levels during oocyte hydration and ovulation. Follicles from white perch and white bass which received a priming injection of hCG in vivo, produced both DHP and 20-S in vitro after exposure to hCG and their oocytes underwent GVBD. Ovarian incubates from unprimed fish of either species produced only E₂ and T and their oocytes did not complete GVBD. Oocytes from unprimed bass, but not perch, matured when follicles were exposed to hCG in vitro. Both trilostane and cycloheximide blocked in vitro production of DHP and 20-S and oocyte GVBD by white perch follices. DHP and 20-S were equipotent inducers of FOM in the GVBD bioassay. None of several other structurally-related steroids tested were effective within a physiological range of concentrations. These results indicate a role for DHP and 20-S in the control of FOM in white perch and white bass.     

Cardiac,ventilatory and metabolic responses of two ecologically dissimilar species of fish to waterborne cyanide

Changes in heart rate, ventilatory activity and oxygen consumption were determined in trout (Salmo gairdneri) and brown bullhead catfish (Ictalurus nebulosus) during exposure to a steadily increasing concentration of waterborne cyanide selected to produce death in 8–9 hours for each species. The lethal cyanide concentration for the bullheads was an order of magnitude higher than for trout. Trout developed an immediate and gradually increasing bradycardia throughout the exposure period. Cyanide produced tachycardia in the bullhead followed by a gradual onset of bradycardia as the concentration of cyanide was raised. Pericardial injection of atropine (a muscarinic cholinergic antagonist) indicated that bradycardia in the trout was due initially to increased vagal tone but later due to the direct effect of cyanide on the heart. Hyperventilation in the trout persisted throughout the exposure period, although the rate and amplitude fluctuated and was variable between individual fish. During the last hour of exposure (highest cyanide concentration), ventilation was characterized by rapid, shallow breaths followed by a sudden respiratory arrest. The bullheads exhibited hyperventilation during the first 3 hours of exposure followed by a gradual, linear drop in ventilation rate and amplitude until death occurred. Cardiac and ventilatory responses in both species were attributed to stimulation of central and peripheral chemoreceptors by cyanide. Evidence is presented which suggests the initial response in the bullheads was due, at least in part, to gustatory stimulation by the cyanide. Oxygen consumption of the trout remained above pre-exposure levels for the majority of the test period. Oxygen consumption in the bullhead paralleled the changes in heart and ventilatory rates. Whole-body lactate levels of fingerlings of both species during cyanide exposure were measured to estimate the extent of anaerobiosis. Whole-body lactate levels were much greater in the bullheads than the trout, indicating a higher capacity for anaerobiosis, possibly due to a greater fuel supply. Overall, the trout responded to cyanide in a manner similar to that produced by environmental hypoxia whereas the bullheads experienced a gustatory stimulus which masked the hypoxia-like response.     

Nitrogenous waste excretion and accumulation of urea and ammonia inChalcalburnus tarichi (Cyprinidae), endemic to the extremely alkaline Lake Van (Eastern Turkey)

The endemic, anadromous cyprinidChalcalburnus tarichi is the only fish species known to occur in alkaline Lake Van (Eastern Anatolia, Turkey). EightC. tarichi were maintained individually in Lake Van water (17 – 19°C; pH 9.8; 153 mEq·I^–1 total alkalinity; 22 total salinity) and tank water samples analyzed for 24 h in 2 to 4 h intervals. At zero time, < 1µM ammonia was present and urea was undetectable in the tank water; at 24 h, total ammonia and urea made up 114±32 and 35±25µM, respectively. Over the experimental period, ammonia-N and urea-N excretion averaged 1041±494 and 607±169moles·kg^–1 fish·h^–1, respectively. The extent of urea excretion was highly variable between specimens. Uric acid excretion was not detectable.Urea was present at high concentrations in all tissues and plasma (25 – 35moles·g^–1·ml^–1) of freshly caughtC. tarichi; total ammonia content of the tissues was by a factor of 1.9 (liver) to 3.0 (brain) lower. High arginase activity (2.4±0.2 U·min^–1·g^–1) was detected in the liver ofC. tarichi but ornithine carbamoylphosphate transferase, a key enzyme of the ornithine-urea-cycle, was absent. Ureagenesis is likely through degradation of arginine and/or uricolysis. High glutamine synthetase activity (11±0.6 U·min^–1·g^–1) and low ammonia content in brain suggest that, like other teleosts,C. tarichi has an efficient ammonia detoxification in the brain, but in no other tissue.Nitrogenous waste excretion at alkaline pH is discussed. The ability ofC. tarichi to excrete high levels of ammonia at extremely alkaline pH is unique among teleosts studied so far. The mechanism of ammonia excretion under Lake Van conditions remains to be elucidated.