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Oogenesis in the common Japanese conger Conger myriaster
Authors:TOMOKO  UTOH  NORIYUKI  HORIE  AKIHIRO  OKAMURA  YOSHIAKI  YAMADA  SATORU  TANAKA  NAOMI  MIKAWA  ATSUSHI  AKAZAWA AND HIDEO P  OKA
Institution:IRAGO Institute, Atsumi, Aichi 441-3605, Japan
Abstract:ABSTRACT:    We investigated the process and characteristics of oogenesis in the common Japanese conger Conger myriaster . Young fish caught in November 1996 were reared for use in this experiment. Fish were sampled monthly from December 1997 to August 1998. Some were injected with human chorionic gonadotropin to stimulate ovarian maturation from May to August 1998. Oocytes from the chromatin nucleolus stage to the secondary yolk globule stage were obtained from non-hormone-treated fish; those of more advanced stages were obtained from hormone-treated ones. We divided oocyte development into eight stages from the chromatin nucleolus stage to the maturation stage. The yolk vesicle stage was not separated because yolk vesicles began to appear just after appearance of yolk globules. Oocyte, oil droplet, yolk globule and nucleus diameters all increased concomitant with oocyte development. Oil droplet and yolk globule diameters increased remarkably at the maturation stage. However, zona radiata thickness peaked at the secondary yolk globule stage, decreasing gradually thereafter. Increased gonadosomatic index was related to oocyte development as found in European and Japanese eels receiving hormone treatment to mature. The present study is the first report describing oogenesis characteristics in congrid eels. It indicates that oogenesis is almost identical to that of other anguillid eels.
Keywords:characteristics of oocyte              Conger myriaster            developmental stage  gonadosomatic index (GSI)  oogenesis
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