金沙江中下游细鳞裂腹鱼的年龄生长及种群动态

探究金沙江中下游细鳞裂腹鱼(Schizothorax chong)的年龄、生长及种群动态,可为其资源保护提供理论依据。2013-2017年在金沙江中下游干流攀枝花、巧家及其支流雅砻江、黑水河下游江段采集细鳞裂腹鱼170尾,逐尾测量全长、体长、体重,取臀鳞与微耳石为年龄鉴定材料,研究细鳞裂腹鱼的年龄结构、生长特征与种群动态。结果表明,金沙江中下游细鳞裂腹鱼以低龄个体(1~3龄)为主,臀鳞及耳石均能够作为其低龄个体的年龄鉴定材料;细鳞裂腹鱼体重(W)和体长(L)关系式为W=7.00×10^-6L^3.1885(R²=0.9867,n=170),雌雄个体间体长-体重关系无显著性差异(P>0.05);渐进体长(L_∞)为774.74 mm,生长系数(k)为0.13,理论生长起点年龄(t 0)为-0.13龄;渐进体重(W∞)为11407.01 g,体长生长方程为L_t=774.74[1-e^-0.13(t+0.13)],体重生长方程为W_t=11407.01[1-e^-0.13(t+0.13)^]3.1885,拐点年龄为8.79龄;种群总死亡系数(Z)为0.82,自然死亡系数(M)为0.26,当前开发率(E)为0.68,高于理论最大开发率(E_max)0.388;相对单位补充渔获量和生物量的结果也表现为过度捕捞特征,种群已处于过度利用状况。针对细鳞裂腹鱼的生态习性特征及其资源现状,建议采取生态调度、支流栖息地恢复及控制非法电捕等措施以保护其资源。     

黑龙江细鳞斜颌鲴鱼生长的研究

本文研究了镜泊湖细鳞斜颌鲴的年龄与生长。通过对细鳞斜颌鲴鳞片上形成的年轮鉴定和退算，镜泊湖细鳞斜融鲴的1龄鱼体长为5．5cm；2龄鱼12．6cm；3龄鱼18．2cm；4龄鱼23．1cm；5龄于26．8cm；6龄鱼29．0cm。体重与体长的相关表达式为：w=0.01287513.0553,r=0.999。根据Von.Bertalanffy的生长方程的理论公式运算，其生长参数：L∞=40.8cm;W∞=1024g;-k=0.244;to=0.332,r=0.998.tip=5.2龄；Tmax＝13．7龄。     

伊犁裂腹鱼不同年龄鉴定材料的年轮特征比较

对伊犁河雅玛渡河段2010年1～4月采集的39尾伊犁裂腹鱼[Schizothorax （Racoma） pseudaksaiensis （Herzenstein）]样本进行了体表鳞片、臀鳞、脊椎骨、耳石和背鳍条共5种年龄鉴定材料的年轮特征研究。结果表明,体表鳞片没有明显的年轮特征,不能作为年龄鉴定材料,其他4种材料可作...     

厦门杏林湾鲻鱼年龄和生长的研究

厦门杏林湾鲻鱼鳞片年轮可作为年龄鉴定依据。鳞片边缘增长率a的周年变化，表明鳞片年轮每年形成一次，新年轮主要在10-11月间出现。已计算出鲻鱼体长与鳞长、体长与体重的关系式。3龄鱼以前属于幼鱼生长阶段，体长和体重的相对增长率较大，生长指标较高；3龄鱼以后则进入成鱼生长阶段。其生长适合于von Bertalanffy生长方程，体重生长曲线的拐点位于2龄至2．5龄之间，其生长速度和加速度曲线能反映生长过程的变化特征，合理捕捞的生物学指标应以生长转折点较为适当，限制捕捞1龄和2龄的港养鲻鱼是提高单位面积产量的关键之一。     

三道河水库大眼鳜的年龄和生长

依据大眼鳜鳞片上的疏密切割等特征鉴定年龄。渔获个体以Ⅱ龄鱼为主占８６％。鳞长与体长关系Ｌ＝１２１３２６Ｓ１０５０８。体长与体重关系Ｗ＝１２３８×１０－２Ｌ３１９８９。体长、体重与年龄的关系适用ＶｏｎＢｅｒｔａｌａｕｆｙ生长方程拟合：Ｌｔ＝Ｌ∞（１－ｅ－０５０８３（ｔ－０３９９））；Ｗｔ＝Ｗ∞（１－ｅ－０５０８３（ｔ－０３９９）３１９８９。拐点年龄为２５６ａ，与生长指标陡然下跌年龄和性成熟年龄基本一致。为了资源的持续利用应限捕体重５３０ｇ、相应体长２８３ｃｍ以下个体     

伊犁裂腹鱼不同年龄鉴定材料的年轮特征比较

对伊犁河雅玛渡河段2010年1～4月采集的39尾伊犁裂腹鱼[Schizothorax (Racoma) pseudaksaiensis (Herzenstein)]样本进行了体表鳞片、臀鳞、脊椎骨、耳石和背鳍条共5种年龄鉴定材料的年轮特征研究。结果表明,体表鳞片没有明显的年轮特征,不能作为年龄鉴定材料,其他4种材料可作为伊犁裂腹鱼的年龄鉴定材料。样本为2+龄时,4种年龄材料鉴定结果的吻合率为100%;3+和4+龄鉴定结果吻合率较高,分别是87.3%和85.4%;5+～8+龄个体吻合率较低,为63.9%。伊犁裂腹鱼3+龄以上个体进行年龄鉴定时不能仅用1种鉴定材料,而应以耳石为主,其他年龄材料为辅。     

长鳍吻(鱼句)年龄和生长的研究

对443尾长鳍吻鮈标本作了年龄和生长研究。用鳞片鉴定年龄并退算鱼的生长.得出体长与鳞径、体长与体重的相关式及生长方程。体重生长拐点在2.2龄。限制捕捞3龄以下个体,有利于资源增殖.     

海湾网箱养殖斜带髭鲷的生长特性

2002～2005年期间在广东省饶平柘林湾海上网箱采集斜带髭鲷Hapalogenys nitens标本共515尾,以鳞片的年轮作为年龄鉴定依据,对其生长特性进行研究。结果表明,1～5龄鱼体长与鳞长的关系式为L=175·17r 227·22,体长与体重关系式为W=0·0001L2·8677,体长与全长的关系式为Lt=1·1736Lb 3·6206,应用von Berta-lanffy生长曲线拟合生长规律,求得斜带髭鲷的各项生长参数为渐进体长L∞=452·418mm,W∞=4315·455g,体重生长曲线的曲率k=0·2799,理论上体长和体重为零时的年龄t0=-1·1869龄,体重生长拐点年龄t0=2·738龄。     

张氏的年龄结构及生长特性

以鳞片作为年龄鉴定材料,对长江上游特有鱼类张氏(Hemiculter tchangi Fang)种群的年龄结构和生长特性进行了研究。结果表明:张氏鳞片的年轮结构呈疏密切割型,2~3月是年轮形成最多的月份。其渔获物由1~4龄组成,其中857尾为1~2龄,占总数的83.84%;雌∶雄性比为1.07∶1,符合1∶1理论比值(X2=0.754,P>0.05,n=1001),随着年龄的增长呈雌鱼多于雄鱼的趋势。体长主要分布在81~180 mm(94.9%),体重主要分布在2.9~50.0 g(67.69%)。体长和鳞径呈直线关系,体长和体重呈幂函数关系且幂指数接近3,属于匀速生长类型,生长方程为Lt=196.05(1-e-0.36(t+1.26));Wt=97.195(1-e-0.36(t+1.26))3.145,拐点年龄为1.92龄,相应的体长体重分别为133.5 mm、29.13 g。     

月鳢年龄与生长的研究↑（*）

月鳢鳞片可作为年龄鉴定的依据,其年轮形成时期在4～6月。鳞长与体长呈直线关系,体长和体重呈幂函数关系。月鳢2龄以前生长较快,2龄以后生长逐渐减慢,其生长适合于VonBertalanffy生长方程。为有效保护月鳢资源,应限制捕捞体重在200g以下的个体。     

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.     

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.     

Evaluation of a Fast Method Based on the Presence of Two Restriction Sites in the Mitochondrial ND5 (mt ND5) Gene for the Identification of Scomber Species

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the suitability of a method based on the presence of two restriction sites (for Hae III and Hindf I) in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (mt ND5) gene to identify Scomber species. The evaluation was performed on 144 reference and market samples by sequencing of the entire 505-bp fragment of the mt ND5 gene and of a 464-bp fragment of the Kocher fragment of the cytochrome b gene (mt Cytb). Sequence analysis of any of the two fragments allows the identification of each of the four Scomber species, but S. japonicus and S. colias had the same restriction sites at the ND5 amplicon and would not have been differentiated by this analysis. Similarly, loss of the Hae III site in some S. scombrus individuals would have misidentified them as not being Scomber. All the market products were correctly labeled except one acquired in Spain labeled as originating in the Atlantic and containing S. japonicus.     

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.     

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).