The use of artificial temporary streams with and without shelters by Japanese dace Tribolodon hakonensis

SUMMARY: In order to know how fish use temporary streams, we set up artificial temporary streams with and without shelters and investigated the fish that colonized there from connected permanent streams. A total of 220 fish belonging to six species were captured over four sampling periods from May to September, with Japanese dace Tribolodon hakonensis being the most abundant (75%). More Japanese dace colonized the stream with shelters than without shelters. The standard length and condition of Japanese dace tended to be greater in the stream with shelters than without shelters. Foraging behavior and area of Japanese dace differed significantly between the two streams; more Japanese dace employing drift feeding near the entrance of the shelterless stream. Japanese dace predominantly fed upon chironomid larvae, which became abundant in stream mud in July. However, in August and September, Japanese dace rarely preyed upon chironomid larvae and their digestive canal fullness was low, probably because most chironomid larvae had been consumed. This tendency was more prominent in the stream with shelters. The use of temporary waters by Japanese dace changed dynamically in response to the abundance of chironomid larvae and the presence or absence of shelters.     

绥芬河三块鱼和珠星三块鱼种群的生化遗传变异及亲缘关系

采用淀粉凝胶电泳方法，对由日本海溯河洄游到中国境内绥芬河的三块鱼（Tribolodonbrandti）和珠星三块鱼（Tribolodon hakonensis）繁殖群体的生化遗传结构及变异进行比较研究。结果表明，在选取的12种同工酶中共检测出27个基因位点，三块鱼和珠星三块鱼的多态位点比例分别为22．22％和18．52％，平均杂合度分别为0．0670和0．0695；除了三块鱼的Gpi-1和珠星三块鱼的Est多态位点外，两种鱼的Ldh—1、α—Gpd-1、Sdh—1、Aat—1及三块鱼的Est多态位点上的基因型分布都显著地偏离Hardy—Weinberg平衡，表现出杂合子明显缺失或过剩现象；三块鱼和珠星三块鱼种群间相同基因位点上的等位基因分布频率出现显著的分化，遗传相似度和遗传距离分别为0．6912和0．3693。结论认为，三块鱼和珠星三块鱼的遗传多样性已达到种的差异水平。     

Effects of dietary arachidonic acid on final maturation,spawning and composition of gonad of black sea urchin Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778)

This study investigated the effect of dietary arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4n‐6) on final maturation, spawning performance and composition of the gonad of black sea urchin (Diadema setosum). Four different dietary ARA levels of 0.3 g/kg (Control diet), 1.4 g/kg (ARA 1.4), 2.5 g/kg (ARA 2.5) and 3.7 g/kg (ARA 3.7) were prepared and tested in this feeding trial for 90 days. The result showed that growth in terms of weight was not relatively affected by dietary ARA. Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) of animals were gradually increased in all the diets throughout the trial. The highest GSI level (25.7 ± 3.16%) was observed in animals fed with the diet ARA 1.4. ARA content in the gonad proportionally increased with dietary ARA levels. The highest larval survival rate (85.5 ± 5.67%) was found in diet ARA 2.5. The results of this study indicate that ARA plays an important role in the reproduction functions of black sea urchin and supplementing an appropriate level of ARA in the broodstock diet could induce the final maturation and improve reproduction of black sea urchin, but a higher level of ARA (3.7 g/kg) seems to have a negative effect on both growth rate and GSI.     

南美白对虾的性腺发育、交配、产卵和受精

对池养南美白对虾 (Penaeusvannamei)亲虾进行人工促熟 ,并使之交尾、产卵、受精。实验在上海金山区杭州湾河口低盐地区一套自行设计的水循环系统中进行 ,育苗用水通过兑配使盐度为 2 7～ 2 8。育苗期间基本不换水和移动亲虾。亲虾 2 0 5尾 ,雌雄比约 1∶1。雌虾切除眼柄后 3～ 4d ,性腺即开始发育 ,6～ 7d产卵 ,但未受精。手术后约 30d ,亲虾出现追尾现象、随之发生交配并出现受精卵。实验进行了约 6 0d ,共收集虾卵 4 5 6 .7万粒 ,其中受精卵出现后所产卵为 137万粒 ,通过设置在水循环系统内的集卵网袋 ,可收集到 95 %以上的卵 ,共获受精卵 6 1万粒 ,平均日受精率为 4 4 .5 % ,无节幼体 2 5 .1万尾 ,受精卵的平均孵化率为 4 1.2 % ,最高达 87.5 %。文中还重点讨论了雌雄亲虾性腺发育的特点 ,产卵交配规律 ,以及亲虾规格大小、饵料种类、水质状况对南美白对虾交配和受精的影响     

南美白对虾的性腺发育、交配、交卵和受精

以池养南美白对虾（Penaeus vannamei）亲虾进行人工促熟，并使之交尾、产卵、受精。实验在上海金山区抗州湾河口低盐地区一套自行设计的水循环系统中进行，育苗用水通过兑配使盐度为27-28。育苗期间基本不换水和移动亲虾。亲虾205尾，雌雄比约1：1。雌虾切除眼柄后3-4d，性腺即开始发育，6-7d产卵，但未受精。手术后约30d，亲虾出现追尾现象、随之发生交配并出现受精卵。实验进行了约60d，共收集虾卵456.7万粒，其中受精卵出现后所产卵为137万粒，通过设置在水循环系统内的集卵网袋，可收集到95％以上的卵，共获受精卵61万粒，平均日受精率为44.5％，无节幼体25.1万尾，受精卵的平均孵化率为41.2％，最高达87.5％。文中还重点讨论了雌雄亲虾性腺发育的特点，产卵交配规律，以及亲虾规格大小、饵料种类、水质状况对南美白对虾交配和受精的影响。     

Effect of natural light conditions on the use of cover in concrete block structures by Japanese dace <Emphasis Type="Italic">Tribolodon hakonensis</Emphasis>

ABSTRACT:   The effects of light intensity on the use of cover by Japanese dace, Tribolodon hakonensis, under natural and experimental conditions were examined. Concrete blocks were placed to provide cover in a study pool and the numbers of dace in open water and under cover were recorded. During mid-afternoon, the number of dace in open water decreased while the number under the block cover increased. An experimental tank was also prepared, one part of which was exposed to direct sunlight (5000–50 000 lx) and the other part was screened to allow moderate light intensity (shade rate: 27% or 93%). The dace were able to select either part. In higher daylight intensity, the dace were induced to stay longer in the shaded part. These results show that the dace use cover as a shelter with lower light intensity as compared to direct sunlight. This study demonstrates that the preparation of lower light intensity shelters by providing additional cover is an important preservation technique in the freshwater ecosystem.     

Influence of hormonal induction and broodstock feeding on longfin yellowtail Seriola rivoliana maturation,spawning quality and egg biochemical composition

To optimize broodstock management for Seriola rivoliana, a survey over 5 years was performed to evaluate the effects of successive hormonal inductions with GnRHa or dietary regime on spawning quality. Running males and females with an oocyte diameter > 500 μm were injected with GnRHa. The spawning quality was compared among consecutive years and different moments along the spawning season. Besides, three different feeding regimes were tested. Spawning quality parameters were not significantly affected by time along the spawning season, whereas they were clearly influenced by diet. Particularly, broodfish fed the mackerel regime (M) showed a significantly higher number of eggs than other treatments. Besides, dietary protein content significantly improved broodstock fecundity of S. rivoliana. Moreover, hatching rates were also higher in broodfish fed mackerel and the dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels significantly increased this parameter. Despite polar lipids were not significantly affected, neutral lipids fatty acid composition of S. rivoliana eggs showed higher 18:2n‐6 in eggs, whereas ARA content was not affected. The results of this study denoted the high fecundity and good spawning quality of S. rivoliana broodfish and suggested the importance of high protein, energy and DHA levels in broodstock diets.     

Spontaneous maturation and spawning of milkfish in floating net cages

Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) reared from wild-caught fry and from hatchery-bred fry matured at 3.5–5.5 years (2.3–4.9 kg). Maturation and spawning of the hatcherybred fish marks the first time the milkfish life-cycle has been completed in captivity.Milkfish at various stages of gonadal development were obtained in July–October 1980 and March–June 1981 derived from wild-caught fry, and in February–June 1983 from the hatchery-bred fish. The fish were held in floating net cages 9 m and 10 m diameter by 3 m deep, located in 7 m deep water off Igang, Guimaras Island, Philippines. Annual ranges of temperature and salinity were 25–33°C and 25–38 ppt, respectively. The fish were fed commercial feed pellet (42% protein) at 1.5–2% of body weight twice daily.Sexual maturation occurred during the natural breeding season of wild milkfish in the nearby waters. Gonadosomatic index (GSI) of mature males was 0.32–3.95 (wild-caught, 0.32–3.95; hatchery-bred, 1.71–3.85). For mature females it was 1.24–8.12 (wildcaught, 1.56–7.62; hatchery-bred, 1.24–8.12). Two spawnings were recorded in August 1980 and eight in May–July 1981 from the broodstock derived from wild-caught fry, with 342–6293 eggs collected from each spawning, while 14 spawnings were observed in May–June 1983 from the hatchery-bred fish, with 770–114 000 eggs collected. The time of spawning was between 23.00 and 02.00 h. Fertilization rate was 55–99% for the broodstock from wild-caught fry and 47–100% for the hatchery-bred fish. Hatch rate varied from 9 to 80%.Factors affecting spontaneous maturation, spawning and rematuration are discussed. Although slight improvements in egg collection were obtained, further innovations in egg collecting techniques will have to be developed. The results indicate the potential for hatchery production of milkfish fry from captive broodstock and for restocking of waters deprived of naturally occurring fry.     

Induced maturation and spawning of milkfish,Chanos chanos Forssakal,by hormone implantation

The milkfish, Chanos chanos Forsskal, does not reach gonadal maturity easily in captivity. In an attempt to induce maturation, exogenous hormones, LHRH-A and 17α-methyl-testosterone, were implanted into adult milkfish either alone or in combination. The hormones were delivered using cholesterol pellets (LHRH-A) or silastic tubing sealed with elastomer (17α-methyl-testosterone). The fish were implanted three times at monthly intervals between March and May of 1985. The combination of LHRH-A and 17α-methyl-testosterone induced significantly more maturing fish (P < 0.05) than LHRH-A alone or sham controls; 88%, 38%, and 13%, respectively.Fish with average egg diameters between 768 μm and 905 μm, spawned 48 h after hormone implantation. These results indicate that the maturation and spawning of milkfish in tanks can be induced and accelerated 1–2 months earlier than the beginning of the normal spawning season through hormone implantation.     

长江口环境条件对日本鳗鲡(Anguilla japonica)鳗苗溯河洄游的影响

为掌握长江口日本鳗鲡的苗汛特征与捕捞生产现状,于2017—2020年在长江口开展了定点监测和走访调查,分析了长江口鳗苗的汛期规律、捕捞努力量及捕捞产量和产值。研究发现,长江口鳗苗旺发期为2－4月,主要捕捞区域分布在东旺沙、佘山岛和南汇嘴附近水域。长江口鳗苗捕捞努力量呈现下降趋势,有效网口面积从2017年的78.72万m²,下降到2020年的50.40万m²,下降了36%。长江口鳗苗汛期的单位捕捞努力量渔获量 (CPUE)和总捕捞产量呈现波动变化趋势,2017和2020年较高,分别为(4 474±256) 尾/100 m²和(5 220±1 063)尾/100 m²,2018和2019年较低,分别为(1 917±335)和(1 365±257) 尾/100 m²。研究表明,长江口鳗苗生产值受到捕捞总产量影响,近4年来逐渐下降。建议进一步加强长江口鳗苗的资源监测和科学评估,指导规范鳗苗捕捞生产。     

Growth,sexual maturation,and spawning season of Atlantic halibut,Hippoglossus hippoglossus,in Faroese waters

Biological data on Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, caught in an exploratory bottom trawl fishery in November–February 1983–1986 in a recently discovered deep water spawning area and in other both coastal and bank areas in Faroese waters, are presented.Studies of increases in length and weight confirmed the sex-dependent growth patterns found in earlier works, i.e. a higher growth rate in females than males especially after sexual maturity. The data show that Faroese halibut grow much more rapidly and mature at lower average ages (c. 4.5 years in males and slightly above 7 years in females) than in any other area investigated in the North Atlantic. Average length and round weight at sexual maturity were slightly above 55 cm and c. 1.7 kg in males, while the corresponding values in females were 110–115 cm and c. 18 kg.Spawning in the area appeared to commence in January and intensify in February. The peak in spawning activity was apparently not attained during the study period (November–February), and most probably occurred later in winter or early in spring.     

Induced maturation and spawning: opportunities and applications for research on oogenesis

Broodstock management requires the ability to detect and regulate oocyte growth, acquisition of maturational competence, maturation of oocytes, and onset of ovarian atresia. Our research on temperate basses (genus Morone) has supported development of these capabilities. These investigations have revealed that accumulation of neutral lipid droplets and deposition of vitellogenin-derived yolk proteins in growing oocytes are independent processes with different sensitivities to changing day length and water temperature. In these fishes, completion of oocyte growth is marked by disappearance of vitellogenin from ovarian biopsy samples. Competence of females for induced spawning is predicted by the ability of biopsied follicles to initiate oocyte meiosis in vitro in response to insulin-like growth factor I. Cytoplasmic maturation of the oocytes is triggered by the maturation-inducing steroid hormone and can be monitored by evaluating degradation of the yolk proteins. Onset of ovarian atresia is indicated by the appearance of edema in the granulosa cell layer of biopsied follicles, and can be delayed for months by holding gravid females at abnormally low temperature (`cold banking'). These novel findings hold strong promise for application to other farmed fishes.     

Artificial induction of maturation and fertilization in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

Repeated injections of salmon pituitary extract (20 mg per fish per week) induced vitellogenesis in feminized, cultivated Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica). Oocytes were attained at the migratory nucleus stage after 11 or 12 injections. Addition of 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) into the incubation medium induced germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) in the oocytes at the migratory nucleus stage. An injection of DHP (2 µg g^-1 BW), given 24h after an injection of salmon pituitary extract (20 mg fish^-1), succeeded in inducing maturation and ovulation in females which contained occytes at the migratory nucleus stage. Most fish ovulated 15–18h following the DHP injection. Eggs that were ovulated within 15h after the DHP injection showed high fertility and hatchability, but eggs ovulated 18 or 21h after the DHP injection, showed considerably lower fertility and hatchability. A delay between ovulation and stripping of the eggs rapidly decreased both the fertility and hatchability within 6–9h after ovulation, indicating that artificial fertilization must be carried out immediately after ovulation. Repeated injections of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) at a concentration of 1 IU g^-1 BW week^-1 induced spermatogenesis, spermiation, and the acquisition of potential for sperm motility in cultivated males. Most males spermiated after the fifth or sixth injection of hCG, and the milt weight gradually increased and remained constant (1–2 g) from the 11th to 31th injection. Sperm motility peaked 24h after each weekly injection, and decreased from the 3^rd day after the injection. Potassium ions are an essential constituent for the maintenance of motility in the eel spermatozoa. Artificial seminal plasma containing 15.2 mM KCl is applicable as a milt diluent. Using these techniques developed for female and male eels, we have succeeded in obtaining many fertilized eggs from cultivated eels.     

中国绥芬河三块鱼不同群体的种属划分及起源

为进一步明确中国绥芬河三块鱼属(Tribolodon)鱼类的分类地位及其起源,本研究依据表型和洄游产卵时间,将珠星三块鱼(Tribolodon hakonensis)、三块鱼(T.brandtii)及二者疑似杂交种与日本珠星三块鱼共53尾样本的COI基因序列进行了分析和比较。COI有效序列长度为637 bp,共检测到8种单倍型,其中三块鱼独享4种、珠星三块鱼独享3种、日本珠星三块鱼独享1种;疑似杂交种虽与三块鱼共享2种单倍型,却有80%的个体的单倍型与珠星三块鱼主效单倍型一致。系统进化分析显示,珠星三块鱼与珠星三块鱼南方型(sourthern forms of T.hakonensis)聚为一支,日本珠星三块鱼与珠星三块鱼北方型(northern forms of T.hakonensis)聚为一支,三块鱼(T.brandtii)单独聚为一支,由此可以确定日本海大彼得湾经俄罗斯滨海区溯河到中国河区产卵的三块鱼实为珠星三块鱼南方型和三块鱼。遗传距离结果显示,珠星三块鱼南方型和北方型的遗传距离为0.023,符合COI类群间的划分依据(0.02),支持将它们划分为两个有效种或亚种更妥当。依据COI分析结果,推测珠星三块鱼南方型和三块鱼存在杂交的可能性,提出了三块鱼野生种质资源保护和合理利用的相关建议。     

南海区驯养条石鲷亲鱼的初次性成熟和产卵

2008年4月初在广东省饶平县对2006年5月人工孵化和培育的2龄条石鲷（ Oplegnathus fasciatus）成熟亲鱼进行激素诱导,研究和观察条石鲷亲鱼初次性成熟的繁殖生物学。结果显示,在南海区全人工养殖的条石鲷亲鱼初次性成熟年龄为2龄,成熟亲鱼的最小型为全长245 mm、体质量610 g,最大个体为全长300 mm、体质量1450 g;产卵季节为4月10日~7月15日,产卵盛期为4月中旬至6月下旬;为升温产卵型鱼类,产卵温度为20.0~28.8℃,适宜的产卵温度为20.7~27.6℃;雌、雄亲鱼发育同步,个体大小和成熟年龄差别不大;雌鱼属于一年一次分批产卵类型,产卵期超过3个月;24尾初次性成熟雌性亲鱼的总产卵量为3180.0×104粒,日最高产卵量为341.5×104粒;其产卵量和受精卵质量与水温的变化关系密切,受精卵的浮卵率随温度的变化而变化,在水温相对衡定时,浮卵率相对稳定并维持在80%~95%的较高水平;受精卵平均卵径为（0.860±0.023）mm,油球径为（0.191±0.009）mm。     

Influence of photoperiod regimes on the Eurasian perch gonadogenesis and spawning

The effects of photoperiod regimes under ambient temperature on gonadal growth and spawning were investigated in Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis. This study showed that continuous lighting inhibited reproduction in male and female fish with very low sex steroid levels being measured. Constant LD 16:8 resulted in heterogeneous gonad development and sex steroid levels compared to natural regime, with only 54% of females and <?30% of males maturing. Seasonal variations in daylength also seem to be required to control reproduction.     

Quantifying the influence of geography and environment on the northeast Atlantic mackerel spawning distribution

Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the northeast Atlantic have shown changes in distribution at certain times of the year, which have impacted their exploitation and management. In this study, mackerel spawning habitat over 21 recent years was characterised using generalised additive modelling, based on spatial egg density data collected every third year during targeted ichthyoplankton surveys. Mackerel spawning distribution was found to depend primarily on geographical variables (coordinates and bottom depth), with preferred spawning locations on the shelf‐edge from the north of the Iberian peninsula to the west of Scotland, with a maximum west of Ireland. Environmental drivers had a lesser influence on egg distribution. Dome shaped relationships were found with temperature and mixed layer depth, with respective optimum at 13°C and around –300 m. The model was used to reconstruct maps of the potential habitat (areas where conditions were suitable, but not necessarily used, for spawning). Little changes were observed over the years in the potential habitat, suggesting that the expansion of the egg distribution (realised habitat) was not triggered by changes in the environmental variables investigated. Little evidence was found for density‐dependent habitat selection. There was a tendency for mackerel to make more use of areas of lesser suitability in years with large stock size (1992 and 2010). This pattern, however, broke down in 2013, when stock size was the highest, as spawning occurred very south and concentrated in the most suitable habitat.     

Naupliar copepod concentrations in the spawning grounds of Japanese sardine, Sardinops melanostictus, along the Kuroshio Current

Naupliar copepods were distributed at similar concentrations over the waters inshore and offshore of the Kuroshio Current off central Japan in early spring 1993 and 1994, overlapping with the distribution of early feeding larvae of Sardinops melanostictus . Although N, P, Si and chlorophyll a concentrations were higher in the waters inshore of the Kuroshio axis than in the offshore waters, the mean concentrations of nauplii were not statistically different between the two waters. Food availability for larval S. melanostictus did not seem to be different between the two waters in terms of the mean food concentrations. Using the critical food concentration (>9 nauplii L^–1) for 25% survival during 3 days after first feeding derived from a rearing experiment, percentages in number of stations or water samples with nauplii concentrations >9 nauplii L^–1 were higher in the inshore waters than in the offshore waters in both years examined. Considering that fish larvae may depend on small-scale patchiness of food for their survival, the inshore waters seemed to be more favourable for first-feeding larvae than the offshore waters.     

Serotonin stimulates ovarian maturation and spawning in the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon

Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT) has been reported to induce ovarian maturation and spawning in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii and white Pacific shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The aim of this study was to explore the role of exogenous 5HT on the reproductive performance of the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. 5HT solution was injected into domesticated P. monodon broodstock at 50 μg/g body weight and ovarian maturation and spawning were recorded. The presence of 5HT in the ovary and oviduct of P. monodon was also studied by immunohistochemistry and its levels in the ovary by enzyme link immunoabsorbance assay (ELISA). The 5HT-injected P. monodon developed ovarian maturation and spawning rate at the level comparable to that of unilateral eyestalk-ablated shrimp. Hatching rate and the amount of nauplii produced per spawner were also significantly higher in the 5HT-injected shrimp, compared to the eyestalk-ablated shrimp. 5HT-positive reactions were found in the follicular cells of pre-vitellogenic oocytes, in the cytoplasm of early vitellogenic oocytes and on the cell membrane and cytoplasm of late vitellogenic oocytes. 5HT in the ovary was present at 3.53 ± 0.26 ng/mg protein level in previtellogenic stage and increased to 17.03 ± 0.57 ng/mg protein level in the mature stage of the ovary. The results suggest a significant role of 5HT, possibly directly on the ovary and oviduct, on the reproductive function of female P. monodon.