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Swim bladder inflation as a possible cause of saddleback-like syndrome malformation in hatchery-reared red spotted grouper Epinephelus akaara
Authors:Takashi Iwasaki  Kazuhisa Teruya  Sho Mizuta  Katsuyuki Hamasaki
Affiliation:1.Yaeyama Laboratory, Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute,Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency,Ishigaki,Japan;2.Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology,Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology,Tokyo,Japan
Abstract:
Saddleback-like syndrome is one of the most frequently observed malformations in hatchery-reared red spotted grouper Epinephelus akaara. Saddleback-like syndrome is characterized by a V-shaped dorsal-profile depression behind the head region accompanied by deformities or misalignments of the first to fourth neural spines on the vertebral column and the first to fourth pterygiophores of the dorsal fin. Abnormal swim bladder inflation in several finfish species leads to malformations, particularly of the vertebral column. The present study examined the influence of swim bladder inflation on saddleback-like syndrome in hatchery-reared red spotted grouper. The incidence of saddleback-like syndrome increased as swim bladder inflation rate increased. Additionally, the incidence of saddleback-like syndrome among juveniles with inflated swim bladders was significantly higher than that among juveniles with uninflated swim bladders. The larval swim bladder is located just below the first to fifth vertebrae and the first to fifth dorsal spines, where saddleback-like syndrome occurs. Our results suggest that an inflated swim bladder increases the risk of saddleback-like syndrome in hatchery-reared red spotted grouper.
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