黄海海州湾小黄鱼幼鱼的食性及其随体长的变化

根据2008年7月和8月在黄海海州湾海域进行的定点底拖网调查,应用K-W非参数秩检验、卡平方检验和聚类分析等方法,对小黄鱼(Pseudosciaena polyactis)幼鱼(体长20～110mm)的食物组成及其与体长之间的关系进行研究。结果表明,小黄鱼幼鱼摄食的饵料种类有30余种,甲壳类(桡足类、糠虾类和虾类)是主要的饵料类群,在食物中所占的个数百分比为99.50%。优势饵料有真刺唇角水蚤(Labidocera euchaeta)、长额刺糠虾(Acanthomysis longirostris)和细螯虾(Leptochela gracilis)。小黄鱼幼鱼的摄食强度和食物组成随体长的增长都有明显的变化,随着体长的增加,食物中虾类和鱼类的比例有所增加,而桡足类和糠虾类的比例则减少。饵料生境宽度在体长大于80mm后有明显的增加。聚类分析的结果表明,小黄鱼幼鱼在体长达到80mm时,出现了明显的食物转换现象。可以认为,小黄鱼幼鱼食性的转变与其体长密切相关。     

折叠式渔笼作业渔获种类组成

2009年2-12月(伏季休渔期间除外)在笼捕作业渔船上采用收集渔捞日志和随机取样的方法对折叠式渔笼渔获物进行分析。共收集渔捞日志65份,抽样分析了折叠式渔笼渔获9批。对该渔获进行种类鉴定和组成分析,共分析标本重量50.15kg。结果表明:渔获物中共出现48个种,其中鱼类25种、蟹类15种、头足类3种、螺类2种、虾类2种、虾姑类1种;按重量比例为蟹类占51.27%、鱼类占41.21%、头足类占5.96%、螺类占0.92%、虾蛄类占0.57%、虾类占0.08%。     

Effects of processing on physical characteristics of diets with distinct levels of carbohydrates and lipids: the outcomes on the growth of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)

The use efficiency and feed conversion of extruded and pelletized diets were compared. Eight isoproteic diets (220 g kg⁻¹ digestible protein) were assayed for 90 days in a 2 × 2 × 2 multifactorial design with two carbohydrate levels (400 and 500 g kg⁻¹), two lipids levels (40 and 80 g kg⁻¹) and two diet processing (pelletization and extrusion) with three repetitions. The growth of Piaractus mesopotamicus fed with these diets and the quality control indices of diets were gauged. The density of extruded diets was lower as carbohydrate level was 400 g kg⁻¹ and lipid 40 g kg⁻¹. The interaction carbohydrate and diet processing presented higher leaching value for low carbohydrate level in extruded diet. Fish fed with extruded diets presented the best feed conversion and protein efficiency ratio. When high levels of carbohydrate and lipid are combined, the weight gain is impaired. The interaction between diet processing diet and lipid levels resulted in the best fish performance when pelletized diets with 40 g kg⁻¹ lipid or extruded diets with 80 g kg⁻¹ lipid were considered. The protein efficiency ratio increased with the increment of carbohydrates in the pelletized diets. The fish show low tolerance to lipids and a preference for carbohydrate when the lipid productive values are taken into account.     

Modelling growth and body composition in fish nutrition: where have we been and where are we going?

Mathematical models in fish nutrition have proven indispensable in estimating growth and feed requirements. Nowadays, reducing the environmental footprint and improving product quality of fish culture operations are of increasing interest. This review starts by examining simple models applied to describe/predict fish growth profiles and progresses towards more comprehensive concepts based on bioenergetics and nutrient metabolism. Simple growth models often lack biological interpretation and overlook fundamental properties of fish (e.g. ectothermy, indeterminate growth). In addition, these models disregard possible variations in growth trajectory across life stages. Bioenergetic models have served to predict not only fish growth but also feed requirements and waste outputs from fish culture operations. However, bioenergetics is a concept based on energy-yielding equivalence of chemicals and has significant limitations. Nutrient-based models have been introduced into the fish nutrition literature over the last two decades and stand as a more biologically sound alternative to bioenergetic models. More mechanistic models are required to expand current understanding about growth targets and nutrient utilization for biomass gain. Finally, existing models need to be adapted further to address effectively concerns regarding sustainability, product quality and body traits.     

Effects of varying dietary compositions using common feed ingredients on growth and feed efficiency of pond‐raised channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate various ingredient combinations in a 28% or 32% protein diet for optimum performance of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus. All diets contained soybean meal and corn, but with or without cottonseed meal, wheat middlings or fish meal (FM). Channel catfish fingerlings were stocked into 0.04 ha earthen ponds at 18 530 fish ha^?1. Fish were fed one of eight diets once daily to apparent satiation for two growing seasons. Results demonstrated that the dietary ingredient composition used had significant effects on fish performance, but magnitude of differences was relatively small. Overall, diets containing FM resulted in greater weight gain (Experiments 1 and 2) and lower feed conversion ratio (Experiment 1) than fish fed all‐plant diets. However, certain combinations of plant ingredients provided the similar fish growth as some diets containing FM. There were no significant differences in weight gain between fish fed soybean meal–corn or soybean meal–corn–wheat middlings‐based diets with cottonseed meal or FM. The use of wheat middlings in the diet had no significant effects on fish production characteristics.     

Marine and freshwater crab meals in diets for red porgy (Pagrus pagrus): effect on growth,fish composition and skin colour

River crab (RC) meal (Procambarus clarkii) and marine crab (MC) meal (Chaceon affinis) were tested as a partial replacement for fish meal in diets for red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), and their effects on growth performance, fish proximate composition and skin colouration were evaluated. Red porgy were fed during 165 days with five diets. High‐quality fish meal diet was used as a control diet (CD). Protein of fish meal in the control was replaced by increasing the dietary levels of protein derived from RC and MC by up to 10% and 20% of each of them (RC10, RC20, MC10 and MC20). Fish fed on MC20 showed the highest values in feed intake, weight gain and growth (%). No differences were found in FCR and protein efficiency ratio among the treatments. Inclusion of both crab meals in diets significantly decreased the lipid content in whole fish compared with the control animals. On the other hand, no differences in muscle composition were found between the diets. Feeding both crab meals resulted in colour improvement compared with that of the control fish, with better hue values for the RC meal group than those for the MC meal group. The crab meals tested in the present study are suitable as a partial replacement for fish meal in diets for the red porgy, with the MC meal improving growth and both crabs meals improving skin colour, with further improvements in skin colour produced in fish‐fed diets containing the RC meal.     

Biochemical changes during vitellogenesis in the red claw crayfish,Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens)

Redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) females at different stages of vitellogenesis were sampled to investigate variations in soluble protein, lipid and water content and in the amino acid and fatty acid composition of the hepatopancreas and ovaries. During vitellogenesis, the changes in the content of soluble proteins and lipids in the hepatopancreas and ovaries were dependent on both diet and the reserves from the hepatopancreas. However, in comparison to the ovary, the fluctuation of the amino acid composition in the hepatopancreas suggested that the protein resources mobilized from this organ was compensating for those gained from feeding. Changes in the fatty acid composition of the hepatopancreas showed limited compensatory function as for the quick accumulation of lipids in the ovaries. The proportional amounts of saturated fatty acids/mono‐unsaturated fatty acids/poly‐unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and the predominant fatty acids in both tissues indicated that the mobilization and utilization of fatty acids in freshwater species are different from that in marine species. Based on the redclaw's feeding habits, the commercial pellets used in this study may not be optimal, and a diet with less PUFA may suffice for its vitellogenesis and reduce the feeding costs.     

帆张网渔获物组成及其多样性分析

根据2007年12月～2008年6月在东海北部和黄海南部海域调查所获取的资料,分析了帆张网作业渔获物组成及其多样性特征。结果显示,调查采获的鱼类41种,甲壳类22种,头足类3种。其中主要渔获物由小黄鱼（Pseudosciaena polyactis）、带鱼（Trichiurus haumela）、细条天竺鱼（Apogon lineatus）、太平洋褶柔鱼（Todarodes pacificus）、长枪乌贼（Loligo bleekeri）和细点圆趾蟹（Ovalipes punctatus）等10个种类组成,其质量占总样品质量的79.86%。对小黄鱼和带鱼进行体长和体质量组成分析得出,其幼鱼比例分别为97.20%和61.00%。物种种类丰度和多样性指数值显示,鱼类1月较高,而4、5和6月相对较低;甲壳类在5月较高,而4月相对较低。现行的帆张网渔获物中幼鱼比例较高,对经济幼鱼资源的损害较严重。     

元江越鳠的食性研究

研究了越鳠的食物组成、摄食强度和摄食形态学。样本251尾,2008年6月~2009年5月采自云南元江。结果表明：越鳠的食物由水生昆虫幼虫和小型鱼类等15类组成,水生昆虫幼虫和小型鱼类的出现率分别为73.8%和64.2%,所占比重分别为40.0%和46.9%,小型鱼类和水生昆虫幼虫为越鳠的主要食物。随着体长增加,食物类别减少,摄食强度降低;水生昆虫幼虫的出现率降低,成虫出现率增加;体长160 mm以上个体胃中出现陆生昆虫且其出现率持续上升。食物组成的季节变化明显,摄食强度的季节变化不明显。越鳠是一种偏肉食性的杂食性鱼类,主要摄食底层小型鱼类和水生昆虫幼虫。     

鲤trim25多拷贝基因进化和表达调控初探

天然免疫系统是硬骨鱼类抵抗病毒感染的主要防御系统,三重基序(tripartite motif, TRIM)蛋白家族作为天然免疫系统的重要组成部分,参与病毒感染的免疫网络调控,其中,TRIM25已被证实在多种鱼类的免疫反应中发挥重要作用。本研究对鲤(Cyprinus carpio) trim25基因的16个拷贝进行了序列进化分析、共线性分析和功能域结构分析,并比较了各拷贝在组织中的表达和顺式调控位点的差异。序列比对和系统进化分析结果均显示,位于鲤11和12号染色上、结构完整的TRIM25的2个拷贝与金线鲃(Sinocyclocheilus grahami)和斑马鱼(Danio rerio)的TRIM25蛋白结构高度相似,与鲤科鱼类以外的其他物种的结构差异较大。基因共线性结果显示,trim25基因上下游基因在不同物种的进化过程中相对保守。鲤TRIM25蛋白的结构分析显示,在鲤TRIM25的16个拷贝中,有6个拷贝具有完整功能结构域,其中,各有5个拷贝在鲤的肝与脑组织中高表达。在构建的表达数量性状基因座(eQTL)调控网络中,在肝和脑组织中分别筛选到5个和17个顺式调控trim25基因表达的单核苷酸多态性(SNP)位点。本研究对鲤trim25基因多个拷贝的序列差异进行了比较,并对鲤与其他物种TRIM25的序列、进化关系和共线性相似度进行了比较,揭示了鲤trim25各拷贝间的结构多样性和在组织中的表达情况,筛选出了可能调控trim25基因表达的SNP位点,为今后研究鲤TRIM25相关的调控和抗病研究提供了理论依据。