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Ontogeny and distribution of alkaline and acid phosphatases in the digestive system of California halibut larvae (Paralichthys californicus)
Authors:Magali Zacarias-Soto  Benjamín Barón-Sevilla  Juan P. Lazo
Affiliation:1. Department of Aquaculture, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada. C.I.C.E.S.E, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, 22860, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
2. Unidad Mérida, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. (CINVESTAV), Km. 6 Antigua carreta a Progreso, 97310, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Abstract:Studies aimed to assess the digestive physiology of marine fish larvae under culture conditions are important to further understand the functional characteristics and digestive capacities of the developing larvae. Most studies to date concentrate on intestinal lumen digestion and little attention to the absorption process. Thus, the objectives of this study were to histochemically detect and quantify some of the enzymes responsible for absorption and intracellular digestion of nutrients in the anterior and posterior intestine of California halibut larvae. Alkaline and acid phosphatases were detected from the first days post-hatch (dph). Alkaline phosphatase maintained a high level of activity during the first 20 dph in both intestinal regions. Thereafter, a clear intestinal regionalization of the activity was observed with the highest levels occurring in the anterior intestine. Acid phosphatase activity gradually increased in both intestinal regions during development, and a regionalization of the activity was not observed until late in development, once the ocular migration began. Highest levels were observed in the anterior intestine at the end of metamorphosis concomitant with the stomach development. The results from this study show some morphological and physiological changes are occurring during larval development and a clear regionalization of the absorption process as the larvae develops. These ontological changes must be considered in the elaboration of diets according to the digestive capacity of the larvae.
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