Proximate composition of some north-eastern Pacific forage fish species

To understand the relative dietary value of forage fish as prey in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, whole organisms of 13 species were analysed for proximate composition (protein, oil, ash and moisture content). Eulachon ( Thaleichthys pacificus ) were high in oil (total lipid) (16.8% to 21.4%) and low in moisture (64.6% to 70.8%). Oil in capelin ( Mallotus villosus ) ranged from 2.1% to 14.0%. Juveniles of walleye pollock ( Theragra chalcogramma ), Atka mackerel ( Pleurogrammus monopterygius ), Pacific herring ( Clupea pallasii ), and prowfish ( Zaprora silenus ) had low oil contents (< 1.8%) and high moisture contents (> 80.3%). Rankings of median proximate values illustrate the similarities. Surf smelt ( Hypomesus pretiosus ), rainbow smelt ( Osmerus mordax ), pricklebacks ( Lumpenus spp.), Atka mackerel, Pacific sand lance ( Ammodytes hexapterus ) and Pacific sandfish ( Trichodon trichodon ) ranked high in median protein content (> 15.4%). Median ash content for all species ranged from 0.6% to 3.3%. Total wet mass caloric content (kcal g^–1) was calculated for the four main species and a linear model was developed for caloric content as a function of moisture. The linear models (caloric content = b₀ + b₁ × moisture) were Pacific sand lance and Pacific sandfish (b₀ = 7.82, b₁ = – 0.09); eulachon (b₀ = 7.97, b₁ = – 0.08); and capelin (b₀ = 9.70, b₁ = – 0.11).     

Natural and artificially-induced habitat complexity and freshwater fish species composition

Abstract  The effects of habitat complexity, induced by construction of artificial reefs, on the fish assemblages in the Barra Bonita reservoir, Brazil, and in the lotic zone immediately below the dam were studied. Four artificial reefs were constructed in each habitat at variable distances from the shore. Multiple correspondence analysis showed that the factors distance from the shore and type of habitat were determinants for the group formation, and artificial reefs had a lesser effect. Fish species composition was about the same at locations with and without reefs.     

Non-invasive measurement of fillet composition of four freshwater fish species by computer tomography

Thecrude fat and crude protein content of fillets was predicted by X-ray computertomography (CT) and determined by chemical analyses. Between 20 to 40 serialscans were taken of 48 freshwater fish and samples from the ground fillet withskin were prepared for chemical analyses. Fish species investigated were asfollows: common carp (n = 18), grass carp (n = 10), silver carp (n = 10) andpike-perch (n = 10), all collected directly from fishponds and processedimmediately. The variables of the prediction equations were taken from thedensity values of the Hounsfield scale, on a range between –90 and+150, by summing the frequencies within each interval of 10 values. Withprincipal component analysis fillet fat and crude protein content could beestimated with R² = 0.88 and R² = 0.87 accuracy,respectively. Three dimensional"volumetric" estimation of fat tissue was also carried out on the basis of fatindices developed at our lab. The fillet composition of the Cyprinid speciescould be evaluated well with the applied methods, but not that of pike-perchwhich had an extremely low fillet and body fat content.     

First isolation of hirame rhabdovirus from freshwater fish in Europe

A rhabdovirus was isolated in cell culture inoculated with tissue material from diseased grayling, Thymallus thymallus (L.), originating from a fish farm affected by a mortality episode in Poland. Diagnostics tests showed that the virus was not related to novirhabdoviruses known in Europe, nor to vesiculovirus‐like species, except perch rhabdovirus (PRhV) with which it shared moderate serological relations. However, RT‐PCR with PRhV probes gave negative results. To identify the virus, a random‐priming sequence‐independent single primer amplification was adopted. Surprisingly, two of the obtained sequences exhibited a high identity (>99%) with hirame rhabdovirus (HIRRV), a novirhabdovirus usually found in fish in marine Asiatic countries, for instance Japan, China and Korea. The full‐length sequence of the phosphoprotein gene (P) demonstrated a higher identity of the present isolate with HIRRV from China compared with the Korean isolate. An identical viral sequence was also found in brown trout, Salmo trutta trutta L., affected by mortalities in a second farm in the same region, after a likely contamination from the grayling farm. To our knowledge, this is the first report of HIRRV in Europe, and in two hosts from fresh water that have not been described before as susceptible species.     

Proximate and fatty acid composition of the gonads of wild versus hatchery‐conditioned Pinctada margaritifera broodstock

The composition of protein, carbohydrate, lipid and fatty acids of the gonad of wild female broodstock of black‐lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, was compared with oysters fed on a ternary combination of microalgae in hatchery. Artificial feeding was found to be as good as natural feeding in terms of number and size of released eggs. Lipid, protein and carbohydrate reserves of unfed oysters were found to be insufficient to complete oogenesis. The proportions of saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) of the neutral and polar lipids extracted from female gonads were not influenced by variations in the fatty acid composition of the natural food and ternary combination of microalgae in hatchery. T‐Iso, Chaetoceros calcitrans and Chaetoceros muelleri were able to provide sufficient 22:6n‐3 (DHA) and 20:5n‐3 (EPA), two of the most important essential fatty acids required for gametogenesis. The n‐3/n‐6 and 22:5n‐3/20:4n‐3 ratios were consistently higher in the neutral lipids than in the polar lipids. Conversely, the ratio of 20:4n‐3/20:5n‐3, 22:6n‐3/20:5n‐3 and PUFA/SFA was higher in the polar lipids.     

Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in a cell culture model of essential fatty acid deficiency in a freshwater fish, carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Proliferation of an essential fatty acid deficient cell line from carp (EPC-EFAD; epithelioma papillosum carp-essential fatty acid deficient) is stimulated by supplementing the cells with C₂₀, but not C₁₈ polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). It is hypothesized that the differential ability of the PUFA to stimulate proliferation of the EPC-EFAD cells may be related to the extent of the cells' ability to desaturate and elongate C₁₈ PUFA. In the present study, the metabolism of ¹⁴C-labeled C₁₈ and C₂₀ PUFA was investigated in EPC-EFAD cells in comparison with normal EPC cells. The incorporation of all the PUFA was significantly greater in EPC-EFAD cells but the rank order, 20:5n-3 > 18:3n-3 = 18:2n-6 >20:4n-6 was the same in both cell lines. The proportion of radioactivity from all labeled PUFA recovered in phosphatidylethanolamine and total polar lipids was significantly lower in EPC-EFAD cells compared to EPC cells, whereas the proportion of radioactivity recovered in all the other phospholipid classes and total neutral lipid was greater in EPC-EFAD cells. Both cell lines desaturated[1-¹⁴C]18:3n-3 and [1-¹⁴C]20:5n-3 to a greater extent than the corresponding (n-6) substrates but the desaturation of all the ¹⁴ C-labeled PUFA was significantly greater in EPC-EFAD cells compared to EPC cells. The results showed that, although essential fatty acid deficiency had several significant effects on PUFA metabolism in EPC cells, the fatty acid desaturation/elongation pathway was not impaired in EPC-EFAD cells and so they can desaturate 18:3n-3 to 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3, and 18:2n-6 to 20:4n-6. However, 20:4n-3 and 20:3n-6, and not 20:4n-6 and 20:5n-3, were the predominant C₂₀ PUFA produced by the elongation and desaturation of [1-¹⁴C]18:3n-3 and [1-¹⁴C]18:2n-6, respectively. Therefore, the previously reported inability of 18:3n-3 and 18:2n-6, compared to 20:5n-3 and 20:4n-6, to stimulate proliferation of the cells is apparently not due to a general deficiency in the fatty acid desaturation pathway in EPC-EFAD cells but may be related to potential differences in eicosanoid profiles in cells supplemented with C₁₈ PUFA compared to C₂₀ PUFA.     

南海8种低值小杂鱼脂肪含量和脂肪酸组成分析

采用氯仿-甲醇法提取南海盛产的8种低值小杂鱼肌肉、鱼头、内脏中的粗脂肪,利用气相色谱分析其脂肪酸的组成。结果表明,低值小杂鱼头部粗脂肪含量为2.7%～9.7%,内脏粗脂肪含量为2.9%～6.2%,肌肉部分粗脂肪含量为2.0%～8.5%;不同低值小杂鱼的脂肪酸组成基本相同,但其含量有所差异,饱和脂肪酸含量最高,都在40%以上,内脏粗脂肪中的饱和脂肪酸含量较头部和肌肉中的含量高;多不饱和脂肪酸含量差异较大,粗脂肪含量较高的鱼中多不饱和脂肪酸的含量较低;不同鱼种不同部位的粗脂肪中EPA、DHA含量有所差异。蓝圆鲹的头部粗脂肪中DHA和EPA最高,含量达到28.4%,而双带海鲱鲤内脏粗脂肪中的EPA和DHA含量仅为7.26%。     

Mineral composition of some commercial fish feeds available in Europe

The concentrations of 14 mineral elements (Na, K, Ca, P, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Co, Cr, Ni, Cd and Pb), together with pH, moisture, ash and NaCl content, were determined in 38 feeds commonly available in Europe for trout (starter, fingerling, grower, brood), salmon (starter, fingerling, grower), eel (grower), and larval fishes.Large differences in the mineral composition, particularly the trace elements Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Co and Pb, exist within and between the different feed categories tested. The results obtained are discussed in the context of available information on the dietary mineral requirements of these fish species.     

黄海海域5种底栖型海水鱼类组织脂肪酸组成特征分析

本研究测定和评估了青岛地区5种底栖型海水鱼[(黄鮟鱇(Lophiuslitulon)、鲬(Platycephalusindicus)、长绵鳚(Zoarcesviviparu)、角木叶鲽(Pleuronichthyscornutus)和带纹条鳎(Zebriaszebrinus)的形体指标、肌肉和肝脏的粗成分,以及肌肉、肝脏、脑、眼、皮肤、肠道等组织的脂肪酸组成,以全面评估底栖型代表鱼类的脂肪和脂肪酸组成特征。实验鱼每种鱼9尾,3尾一组混样作为一个重复。结果显示,在5种鱼中,肌肉脂肪含量整体偏低,黄鮟鱇和带纹条鳎肌肉脂肪含量尤其低(0.3%～0.4%),但黄鮟鱇、鲬和角木叶鲽具有较高的肝脏脂肪含量(19%～29%),而带纹条鳎和长绵鳚肝脏脂肪含量偏低(4%～5%)。脂肪酸组成方面,黄鮟鱇肌肉中n-3系列长链多不饱和脂肪酸(long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acid, LC-PUFA)含量显著高于其他鱼,尤其以DHA最为明显。黄鮟鱇背肌中还具有最高含量的18:1n-9。长绵鳚背肌脂肪酸组成最明显的特征是较低的16:0含量和较高的20:4n-6及EPA含量。肝脏...     

Effects of thermal acclimation on tissue fatty acid composition of freshwater alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus)

In this study, we examine changes in fatty acid composition of polar and neutral lipids in gill, liver, and muscle of freshwater alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) after temperature challenges in the laboratory. Alewives experienced either a warm or cold challenge in which temperatures were raised or lowered 0.5°C day⁻¹ over 4–6 weeks. In alewives experiencing the cold challenge, gill polar lipids showed evidence of significant remodeling, including decreases in palmitic acid and saturated fatty acids and increases in n-3 and n-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid. In alewives experiencing the warm challenge, we observed significant increases in saturated fatty acids (due mainly to increased palmitic acid) and decreases in polyunsaturated fatty acids in polar lipids of muscle and liver tissue. Fish that died during the cold challenge had significantly higher levels of palmitic acid in muscle polar lipids compared to fish that survived; fish that died during the warm challenge displayed complex changes in fatty acid composition. Based on theoretical considerations, the changes in polar lipids we observed during thermal acclimation are likely to promote appropriate membrane fluidity under each thermal regime. The increased incorporation of highly unsaturated fatty acids during cold acclimation could have significant physiological and ecological implications. In particular, since highly unsaturated fatty acids are typically scarce in freshwater food webs, dietary deficiencies in these essential fatty acids may be a significant factor in winter mortality of freshwater alewives.     

Lipid content and fatty acid composition of freshwater eels Anguilla japonica caught in different seasons and locations in South Korea

Fisheries Science - The objective of this study is to determine the lipid content and fatty acid composition of Anguilla japonica caught in South Korea. Seventy-nine eels caught at four different...     

Ionoregulatory responses to temperature change in two species of freshwater fish

We examined the ionoregulatory responses to temperature changes in two species of freshwater fish that differ in thermal preferences; the stenothermal, cold-water rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and the more eurythermal, warm-water common shiner (Notropis cornutus). We found that rainbow trout maintained constant plasma Na⁺ levels over the entire temperature regime (5–20 °C). Upon transfer from 15 °C (holding temperature) to 5 and 10 °C, rainbow trout experienced a significant drop in Na⁺ uptake (J_in ^Na), but after two weeks J_in ^Na had upregulated to warm temperature levels. Further, Na⁺ efflux (J_out ^Na) fell significantly at the colder temperatures. As a result, trout at the lowest temperatures were still in ion balance. When trout were exercised to exhaustion both O₂ consumption (MO₂) and J_out ^Na rose significantly at all temperatures, but while MO₂ continued to be dependent upon temperature, J_out ^Na was high and constant. In contrast to the trout, common shiners experienced a 20% drop in plasma Na⁺ at 5 °C. Upon exposure to cold temperatures they experienced a reduced J_in ^Na, and showed no signs of acclimation during the subsequent two weeks. Likewise J_out ^Na was constant at all temperatures. These findings raise questions regarding the degree to which fish employ homeostatic mechanisms designed to defend a set- point (i.e., steady-state) osmolarity and ionic composition.     

The effect of fish species combination in fish ponds on plankton composition

Abstract. In continuation of an experiment carried out in 1983, the effect of polyculture of bottom-feeding fish (common carp. Cyprinus carpio L.; tilapia hybrids, Oreochromis nilolicus (L.) × O. aureus (Steindadner); and grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (L.) and a filter-feeding fish (silver carp. Hypopluhalmichtys molitrix (Valenciennes)) on the nannoplankton and netplanklon has been studied. This effect was analysed through principal component analysis. The results confirmed the linding of 1983 that the presence of silver carp in a pond, either alone or with bottom-feeding fish, results in a decrease in netplankton (phylo- and zooplankton) and an increase in nannoplankton which passes through the tiller apparatus of the fish. The effect of the silver carp seems to be related more to its numerical density than to its individual weight, since the effect diminished with the decrease in density during 1983–1985. It became least pronounced when the density was 400/ha. Bottom-feeding fish enhance the development of the larger nannoplankton by bringing up nutrients from the bottom, but reduce the number of the netplankton (mainly zooplankton) as compared to the control pond without lish. This effect was more apparent at a higher density of tilapia. but was masked when silver carp was present.     

大亚湾鱼卵数量分布及种类组成特征

根据2003-2005年大亚湾8个航次鱼卵调查数据,分析大亚湾鱼卵数量和种类组成的年间变化和季节变化。结果表明,大亚湾鱼卵数量具有较大的年间波动和显著的季节变化,鱼卵数量高峰期出现在5-9月,以9月为最高峰。鱼卵数量的空间分布极不均匀,且季节变化明显。鱼卵全年以鲾科(Leiognathidae)、小沙丁鱼(Sardinells sp).、小公鱼(Stolephorus sp).、舌鳎科(Synoglossidae)、斑(Clupanodon punctatus)、褐菖鲉(Sebastiscus marmoratus)和鲷科(Sparidae)鱼类占优势,其鱼卵数量在2003-2004年占总数的90.6%,2004-2005年占总数的90.7%。其中,尤以鲾科鱼卵所占比例最大,在2003-2004年春、夏、秋季分别占总数的71.7%、73.1%和86.0%,冬季则以斑、褐菖鲉和鲷科鱼类占绝对优势。大亚湾鱼卵的数量变动与鱼类种群结构变化有关,空间分布与海流及浮游动物的分布有关。     

冬夏两季五种经济鱼类组织脂肪酸含量及组成分析

为了解不同季节不同鱼类不同组织中的不同脂肪酸含量,科学地指导鱼类膳食消费,本实验研究了冬夏两季,采集自上海市场常见的5种经济鱼类:大黄鱼(海洋肉食性),银鲳(海洋杂食性),日本鳗鲡(淡水肉食性),莫桑比克罗非鱼(淡水杂食性),草鱼(淡水草食性),分别检测鱼背部肌肉、腹部肌肉、尾部肌肉、肝脏和腹腔脂肪组织的脂肪含量和脂肪酸绝对含量。结果显示,5种鱼肌肉脂肪酸谱存在显著差异,并与各自的生活环境及食性均有关系;在鱼的腹腔脂肪或肝脏中,饱和脂肪酸(SFAs)和单不饱和脂肪酸(MUFAs)含量较高,且与组织脂肪含量密切相关;而多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFAs)、n-3系多不饱和脂肪酸(n-3 PUFAs)和n-6系多不饱和脂肪酸(n-6 PUFAs)含量较低,且与组织脂肪含量关系不大;大黄鱼和银鲳各肌肉组织中的n-3 PUFAs、二十碳五烯酸(EPA)和二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)含量以及n-3/n-6值高于莫桑比克罗非鱼和草鱼,并与组织脂肪含量呈正相关;冬季草鱼腹部肌肉、莫桑比克罗非鱼尾部肌肉以及日本鳗鲡和银鲳的肝脏中的n-3 PUFAs含量较夏季高。研究表明,脂肪酸组成与物种、食性、水域环境以及季节温度和组织部位均有关系。从补充n-3 PUFAs摄入的角度分析,日本鳗鲡、大黄鱼和银鲳营养价值高于莫桑比克罗非鱼和草鱼,冬季鱼类的营养价值高于夏季。     

淡水良种健康养殖技术总结

近年来，随着人民生活水平的不断提高，人们对水产品的要求也越来越高，以草、鲢、鳙、鲤鱼等为主的常规水产品种已满足不了人们的需要，加上一些传统的养殖方式不合理，养殖水域污染，药物以及添加剂的滥用，造成产品质量下降，致使市场疲软，养殖效益低。2003年，利津县采用养殖环境水质调控技术、     

Host tropism of infectious salmon anaemia virus in marine and freshwater fish species

The aquatic orthomyxovirus infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) causes a severe disease in farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Although some ISA outbreaks are caused by horizontal transmission of virus between farms, the source and reservoir of the virus is largely unknown and a wild host has been hypothesized. Atlantic salmon are farmed in open net‐pens, allowing transmission of pathogens from wild fish and the surrounding environment to the farmed fish. In this study, a large number of fish species were investigated for ISAV host potential. For orthomyxoviruses, a specific receptor binding is the first requirement for infection; thus, the fish species were investigated for the presence of the ISAV receptor. The receptor was found to be widely distributed across the fish species. All salmonids expressed the receptor. However, only some of the cod‐like and perch‐like fish did, and all flat fish were negative. In the majority of the positive species, the receptor was found on endothelial cells and/or on red blood cells. The study forms a basis for further investigations and opens up the possibility for screening species to determine whether a wild host of ISAV exists.     

Sperm quality and cryopreservation of Brazilian freshwater fish species: a review

The Brazilian freshwater fish diversity is the richest in the world. Only 0.7% of all Brazilian species have had any aspect of their sperm biology addressed up to this date. The majority of the fish species described in this review migrate during the spawning season (a phenomenon known as piracema). Urbanization, pollution, hydroelectric dams and deforestation are some of the causes of stock depletion or even local extinction of some of these species. The knowledge concerning sperm quality and minimum sperm:egg ratio is important to maximize the use of males without reducing hatching rates. Furthermore, sperm cryopreservation and gene banking can guarantee the conservation of genetic diversity and development of adequate breeding programs of native fish species. In this review, we present and evaluate the existing information on Brazilian fish species that have been subject to sperm quality and cryopreservation studies. The following parameters were evaluated: volume of extractable sperm, sperm motility, sperm concentration, freezing media, freezing methods, and post-thaw sperm quality. Although the existing protocols yield relatively high post-thaw motility and fertilization rates, the use of cryopreserved sperm in routine hatchery production is still limited in Brazil.     

4种常见淡水养殖鱼类目标强度测定与差异分析

鱼类目标强度(target strength)的测量是渔业声学技术研究和应用的核心内容之一。2015年6―10月,在小型水槽内使用Bio Sonics DT-X(199kHz)科学探鱼仪发射水平声波,测量了4种共29尾不同鳔室结构的淡水养殖鱼类体侧向及背腹向(180°范围)的目标强度,并拍摄X光影像以了解鱼体鳔室结构及特征。其中瓦氏黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus vachelli)7尾、鳜鱼(Siniperca chuatsi)9尾、鲫鱼(Carassius auratus)6尾、草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)7尾。结果显示,单体鱼目标强度与声波入射角度具有cos三次方函数关系,体侧向与背腹向上最大目标强度均出现于鱼体主轴垂直于入射声波时,最小目标强度出现于头尾方向朝向声波时,与最大目标强度相差10dB。不同种鱼类体侧向平均目标强度略大于背腹向0.5~5dB。单室鳔鱼类目标强度比相近体长的两室鳔鱼类小。对4种鱼类的目标强度与鱼体相关生物学指标进行主成分分析,体侧向与背腹向目标强度主要受体长、鳔长和鳔长/鳔高值的影响较大。通过目标强度与实验鱼全长、体长、体重的线性回归,获得体侧和背腹入射方向目标强度与3个生物学参数的关系式。本研究通过分析不同鳔室形态鱼种的回波特征差异,辅助判别长江内常见鱼类(如瓦氏黄颡鱼、鱖鱼、鲫鱼等)的声学信号,结果对于淡水水域水平原位监测时分析评估资源量相关参数具有参考意义。