ABSTRACT: Young red-spotted grouper Epinephelus akaara with an average total length of 3.4 cm were divided into five groups in floating net-cages, and reared under satiated conditions with different feeding frequencies (0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 times per day) for 40 days. Total food intake increased with feeding frequency. Feeding four times per day resulted in the highest growth and food conversion efficiency. Total lipid accumulation in the muscle, liver and intraperitoneal fat body (IPF) increased with feeding frequency. Red-spotted grouper were found to contain a high proportion of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the muscle. Fish fed 0.5 times per day were characterized as having a high proportion of DHA in triglycerides (TG) in muscle (80%), liver (69%) and IPF (18%). Increasing saturated fatty acids and a relative reduction of DHA were observed in the muscle TG as the feeding frequency increased. Frequent feeding accelerated the accumulation of eicosapentaenoic acid and saturated acids in the liver and IPF. Low saturated acids and a subsidiary proportional increase in DHA were the result of the low lipid reserves. A possible role for DHA and saturated acids are discussed with regard to lipid reserves. 相似文献
This study aimed to determine biological and distributional aspects of deep-sea giant isopods Bathynomus giganteus and Bathynomus miyarei to assess their extinction risk.
Bathynomus giganteus (663 specimens) and B. miyarei (649 specimens) were collected during five research cruises involving 265 h of sampling effort during 32 fishing operations of circular pots, baited traps, ranging from 400 and 1,000 m deep, between 26 and 29°S adjacent to the Brazilian coast.
A trend towards larger, sexually mature animals in shallower regions was observed for both species, and depth was the most important environmental variable influencing the animals’ distribution.
Bathynomus giganteus were collected between 600 m and 1,000 m depth, while the highest densities of B. miyarei were at shallower depths, between 400 and 600 m.
The sex ratio was equal for both B. giganteus and B. miyarei for different seasons, latitudes and bathymetries.
The sexual maturity of B. giganteus was estimated at 340–345 mm total length for males and between 280–290 mm for females. Bathynomus miyarei males’ sexual maturity was estimated in the 225–230 mm size class.
Bathynomus giganteus showed reproductive activity throughout the year.
The longevity of B. giganteus was estimated at 6 years for males and 7.7 years for females. The longevity of B. miyarei was estimated at 9 years for males and 6 years for females.
Extinction risk assessment for B. giganteus, which has a greater latitudinal and bathymetric distribution, was evaluated as Least Concern. However, B. miyarei was evaluated in the Data Deficient category.
Profiles of changes in physiological parameters of freshwater giant prawns, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, exposed to various dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of 7.75, 4.75, 2.75, and 1.75 mg l−1 are reported. The parameters involved in osmoregulation and oxygen transport were monitored for a 6-day period. Notable depressions in hemolymph osmolality, Na+, K+, and Cl− contents were observed within 24 h after exposure to hypoxia at 2.75 and 1.75 mg O2 l−1, and thereafter remained at rather steady levels, which were significantly lower than those under normoxic conditions (4.75–7.75 mg O2 l−1). The extent of depression of osmotic-related constituents, hemolymph osmolality and Cl− in particular, increased with decreased DO.
Oxyhemocyanin constituted 65.46–65.84% of total hemolymph proteins under the various DO levels examined; both hemolymph oxyhemocyanin and proteins showed notable elevations 24 h after exposure to hypoxic conditions, and reached the highest and constant level by 48 h after exposure. The compensatory responses of prawns to reduced O2 were manifested by increased O2 uptake through augmentation of hemocyanin, which results in enhancement of oxygen binding capacity of the hemolymph. In the same period, a significant surge of the respiratory products, PCO2 and HCO3−, was also demonstrated 6 h after exposure to hypoxic conditions which resulted in hemolymph alkalosis. These processes likely resulted in an increase in water influx and consequent declines in hemolymph osmolality and ion composition. Furthermore, hyperventilation and respiratory alkalosis, indicated by increased oxyhemocyanin and pH, respectively, were found to be predominant responses of M. rosenbergii to hypoxic stress. 相似文献
ABSTRACT: A histological examination was made of the ontogenetic development of the digestive and immune systems of the larval and juvenile kelp grouper Epinephelus bruneus reared in the laboratory. The liver, gall bladder, pancreas and the demarcating region between the intestines and rectum were formed within 3 days post-hatch (dph). During the preflexion phase (within 16 dph), revolution of the intestine concluded, and pharyngeal teeth and the mucous cells of the esophagus were differentiated. In the transitional period to the juvenile stage (25 dph), the blind sac of the stomach, gastric glands and pyloric caeca began to form. From the viewpoint of the differentiation phase of the adult-type digestive system, the kelp grouper is similar to Heterosomata, hitherto reported. The primordial thymus, kidney and spleen were present at 12, 1 and 6 dph, and the small lymphocytes in these lymphoid organs appeared at 21, 30 and 33 dph, respectively. The developmental sequence of the lymphoid organs and the appearance ages of the lymphoid organs and small lymphocytes in the lymphoid organs in the kelp grouper are similar to those of other marine fish previously reported, except for the Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis . 相似文献