Effects of dietary vitamin E and astaxanthin on growth,skin colour and antioxidative capacity of large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea

A 10‐week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary vitamin E and astaxanthin on growth performance, skin colour and antioxidative capacity of large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea. Six practical diets were formulated in a 2 × 3 factorial design to supplement with two levels of astaxanthin (25 and 50 mg/kg) and three levels of vitamin E (0, 120 and 800 mg/kg). The results showed that both the highest final body weight and specific growth rate were found in fish fed diets with 120 mg/kg vitamin E supplementation. No significant differences were found in survival rate, feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio among all the treatments (p > .05). Skin lightness (L*) was not significantly affected by dietary treatments (p > .05). Ventral skin redness (a*) of fish fed diet with 25 mg/kg astaxanthin and 0 mg/kg vitamin E supplementation was significantly lower than that of fish fed with other diets. Yellowness (b*) and carotenoid contents both in the dorsal and in the ventral skin were found to be significantly increased with increasing dietary astaxanthin or vitamin E (p < .05), but no significant interactions were found (p > .05). The vitamin E content in liver reflected the dietary vitamin E content. Level of vitamin E content in fish fed diets with 800 mg/kg vitamin E supplementation was significantly higher than that in fish fed with the other diets (p < .05). Liver superoxide dismutase activity and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance levels were found to be decreased with increasing dietary astaxanthin and vitamin E levels, respectively. Levels of reduced glutathione in the liver were found to be increased with increasing dietary vitamin E contents. The total antioxidative capacity in the liver was found to be decreased with increasing dietary vitamin E or astaxanthin contents. In conclusion, adequate dietary vitamin E can improve the growth of large yellow croaker, and the supplementation of astaxanthin and vitamin E benefited the skin coloration and antioxidative capacity of large yellow croaker.     

Effects of dietary carbohydrate and lipid levels on growth performance,feed utilization,body composition and non‐specific immunity of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary lipid, carbohydrate and their interactions on growth performance, feed utilization, body composition and non‐specific immunity of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). The experimental fish were fed the diets with graded levels of dietary crude lipid (80, 110 and 140 g/kg diet) and dietary carbohydrate (60, 90 and 120 g/kg diet) for 7 weeks. Results showed that the specific growth rate decreased significantly as dietary carbohydrate increased, which partly resulted from the progressively reduced feed intake and protein efficiency ratio. Meanwhile, the result of postprandial glucose content confirmed glucose intolerance of the croaker. However, the specific growth rate was not significantly altered by dietary lipid, but the feed intake was remarkably reduced. The different growth performance and feed utilization of croaker in response to dietary lipid and carbohydrate resulted in the variation of body composition. In addition, the activity of lysozyme and classical complement pathway was significantly improved in croaker fed the diet with 110 g/kg lipid. In above, dietary carbohydrate and lipid of large yellow croaker should be maintained at 60 and 110 g/kg diet, respectively, based on the above indices.     

大黄鱼网箱养殖水体的细菌群落结构

以16S rDNA为分子标记, 通过构建克隆文库、限制性片段长度多态性(Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, RFLP)分析等技术手段, 研究大黄鱼(Larimichthys crocea)网箱养殖水体中细菌的群落结构。样品采自福建省宁德市三都湾富发养殖基地。随机选取5个不同养殖网箱水样混合, 取3 L混合水样过滤富集细菌后提取总DNA, 用细菌通用引物27F和1 492R扩增其16S rRNA基因, 构建克隆文库。从文库中随机挑选154个克隆子进行分析, 得到137个阳性克隆, 92种RFLP带型。对部分代表性克隆子进行测序的结果表明, 大黄鱼养殖水体中细菌多样性非常丰富。序列分析结果显示, γ-变形菌纲的假交替单胞菌属(Pseudoalteromonas)细菌为最优势菌(占γ-变形菌纲克隆子数的31.2%), 海源菌属(Idiomarina)次之(占γ-变形菌纲克隆子数的15.1%)。此外还存在6.6%的厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、5.9%的拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、各0.7%的浮霉状菌门(Planctomycetes)、绿屈挠菌门(Chloroflexi)、绿菌门(Chlorobi)细菌和OP11类群。本研究结果阐明了网箱养殖大黄鱼水体细菌的群落结构, 为大黄鱼养殖区病害防治、环境监测以及探讨大黄鱼健康养殖与养殖水体细菌间的关系奠定了基础。     

茶多酚对大菱鲆生长、抗氧化能力及脂肪代谢相关基因表达的影响

为了研究饲料中添加茶多酚对大菱鲆生长、抗氧化能力及脂肪代谢相关基因表达的影响,以初始体质量为(13.51+0.31) g的大菱鲆幼鱼为实验对象,设计4组添加不同梯度茶多酚(0%、0.01%、0.02%和0.05%,干重添加量分别为0、100、200和500 mg/kg)的等氮等脂实验饲料,进行为期70 d的摄食生长实验。结果显示:①与对照组相比,饲料中添加0.01%～0.02%茶多酚显著提高了大菱鲆幼鱼增重率(WGR);饲料效率(FE)随饲料中茶多酚添加水平升高而升高,但各组间差异不显著;随饲料中茶多酚添加水平升高,大菱鲆肝体比(HSI)呈降低趋势,且显著低于对照组;②鱼体组成分析表明,投喂添加茶多酚饲料组大菱鲆鱼体和肝脏粗脂肪含量呈下降趋势,且在茶多酚添加水平为0.02%～0.05%时达到最低值,显著低于对照组;③与对照组相比,投喂添加茶多酚饲料组大菱鲆血清总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性显著升高,且各添加组间差异不显著;超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性随茶多酚的添加水平升高呈先升高后降低趋势,且在添加水平为0.02%时显著高于对照组;血清丙二醛(MDA)含量随茶多酚添加水平升高而降低,且在添加水平为0.02%～0.05%时显著低于对照组;④大菱鲆肝脏固醇调节元件结合蛋白1(SREBP-1)表达量随着饲料中茶多酚添加水平升高而降低,且在添加水平为0.02%～0.05%时达到最低值,显著低于对照组;脂肪酸合成酶(FAS)表达量随茶多酚添加水平的升高呈先降低后升高趋势,且在添加水平为0.02%时显著低于对照组;过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体α(PPARα)表达量变化趋势与FAS相反,且在添加水平为0.02%时达到最高值。肉毒碱棕榈酰转移酶1(CPT1)表达量随饲料中茶多酚添加水平升高而升高,显著高于对照组,且各添加组间差异不显著。研究表明,高脂饲料中添加茶多酚能促进大菱鲆生长、降低肝脏脂肪过度沉积并提高血清抗氧化能力,高脂饲料中添加0.02%茶多酚是大菱鲆幼鱼生长的最适添加量。     

Dietary lipid levels affect lipoprotein clearance,fatty acid transport,lipogenesis and lipolysis at the transcriptional level in muscle and adipose tissue of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)

To investigate the effect of dietary lipid levels on lipid metabolism in muscle and adipose tissue of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), fish (average body weight 150.0 g) were fed to one of three diets with a low (6%), moderate (12%, the control diet) or high (18%) crude lipid level for 10 weeks. The expression of genes related to lipoprotein clearance (lpl, ldlr, lrp1 and srbi), fatty acid transport (cd36, fatp1, fabp3 and fabp11), lipogenesis (fas and dgat2) and lipolysis (atgl, cpt1 and aco) in muscle and adipose tissue was analysed. In muscle of fish fed the low‐lipid diet, the expression of lpl, lrp1, fas, dgat2 and atgl was significantly downregulated, whereas fabp3 and fabp11 were significantly upregulated compared with those fed the control diet. In muscle of fish fed the high‐lipid diet, the expression of lpl, ldlr, lrp1, cd36, fabp3, fas and dgat2 was significantly decreased, while fabp11 expression was significantly increased compared with those fed the control diet. Compared with the control group, only a significant downregulation of fabp3 expression in adipose tissue was observed in the low‐lipid group. In the high‐lipid group compared with the control group, the expression of ldlr, fabp11, dgat2, atgl and aco in adipose tissue was significantly upregulated, whereas cpt1 expression in adipose tissue was significantly downregulated. These results indicated that the expression of the selected key genes related to lipid metabolism was tissue‐specific regulation by dietary lipid levels in large yellow croaker.     

Optimal dietary lipid level for large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) larvae

A 30‐day feeding experiment was conducted in blue tanks (70 × 50 × 60 cm, water volume 180 L) to determine the effects of dietary lipid levels on the survival, growth and body composition of large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) larvae (12 days after hatchery, with initial average weight 1.93 ± 0.11 mg). Five practical microdiets, containing 83 g kg^?1 (Diet 1), 126 g kg^?1 (Diet 2), 164 g kg^?1 (Diet 3), 204 g kg^?1 (Diet 4) and 248 g kg^?1 lipid (Diet 5), were formulated. Live feeds (Artemia sinicia nauplii and live copepods) were used as the control diet (Diet 6). Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of tanks, and each tank was stocked with 3500 larvae. During the experiment, water temperature was maintained at 23(±1) °C, pH 8.0 (±0.2) and salinity 25 (±2) g L^?1. The results showed that dietary lipid significantly influenced the survival and growth of large yellow croaker larvae. Survival increased with the increase of dietary lipid from 83 to 164 g kg^?1, and then decreased. The survival of larvae fed the diet with 83 g kg^?1 lipid (16.1%) was significantly lower than that of larvae fed other diets. However, the survival in larvae fed the diet with 16.4 g kg^?1 lipid was the highest compared with other artificial microdiets. Specific growth rate (SGR) significantly increased with increasing dietary lipid level from 83 to 164 g kg^?1 (P < 0.05), and then decreased. The SGR in larvae fed the diet with 164 g kg^?1 lipid (10.0% per day) was comparable with 204 g kg^?1 lipid (9.6% per day), but were significantly higher than other microdiets (P < 0.05). On the basis of survival and SGR, the optimum dietary lipid level was estimated to be 172 and 177 g kg^?1 of diet using second‐order polynomial regression analysis respectively.     

Influence of different dietary lipid sources on the growth,tissue fatty acid composition,histological changes and peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ gene expression in large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea R.)

A 9‐week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the impact of dietary lipid sources on the lipid mechanisms of large yellow croaker by feeding three isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets containing fish oil (FO), soybean oil (SO) and beef tallow (BT) respectively. The effects of the diets on the growth performance, somatic indices, tissue fatty acid composition, histological changes and peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR)γ expression were evaluated. Experimental diets were all well accepted by fish and no significant (P>0.05) differences were found in the weight gain, growth rate and feed conversion rate. The fatty acid profile of the fish fillet and liver reflected the fatty acid composition of the diets. Specific‐fatty acids were selectively retained, however, in the flesh of the fish; in particular, docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid concentrations were higher than the dietary concentrations. When FO was replaced by SO or BT diets, the reduction in eicosapontaenoic acid in fish tissue was more pronounced, suggesting a preferred utilization of this fatty acid. The consumption of SO displayed intense lipid accumulation in the liver of the fish. The expression of PPARγ increased significantly in the SO group compared with the FO and BT groups (P<0.05).     

Physiological and molecular changes in large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea R.) with high‐fat diet‐induced fatty liver disease

Fatty liver disease is regularly observed in cultured large yellow croaker, and the disease leads to lower growth rates and reduced harvest yields. The goal of this study was to achieve a more detailed understanding of the physiological and molecular changes in response to high‐fat diet‐induced fatty liver in large yellow croaker. Large yellow croaker fed a high‐fat diet (HFD) for 9 weeks developed hepatic steatosis characterized by histological observation and significantly increased plasma triglyceride levels and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities. However, no significant differences in serum total protein, glucose, cholesterol, non‐esterified free fatty acids (NEFA), aspartate aminotransferase, high‐density lipoprotein and low‐density lipoprotein were observed between the normal diet and the high‐fat diet (HFD) group. The fatty acid composition of tissue lipids was not affected significantly by dietary lipid levels. Gene expression analysis demonstrated that the HFD decreased fatty acid synthase expression and increased PPARγ expression, but had no effect on lipoprotein lipase and PPARα expression. These results suggest that the HFD‐induced physiological changes and fatty liver may be due to the alteration of related gene expression. As such, further investigations of the metabolic pathways and differentially expressed genes are of particular significance in the mechanistic study and understanding of HFD‐induced fatty liver disease.     

突变高温胁迫对大黄鱼血清生理指标的影响

鱼类作为变温动物,在水温突变时体内会发生一系列生理变化。本研究分析了突变高温胁迫下大黄鱼幼鱼血清皮质醇(COR)、血糖(GLU)以及乳酸(BLA)含量的变化规律。实验选取8月龄平均体重为(118.8±6.05)g的大黄鱼作为实验对象,对照组设定温度为(23±0.3)℃,实验组设定温度为(33℃±0.3)℃,变温过程为突变,观察记录实验现象。结果表明:大黄鱼幼鱼在33℃高温胁迫下有强烈的应激反应,表现为呼吸加快、极度不安、游动剧烈。经33℃高温胁迫2 h后,实验组幼鱼血清中皮质醇、血糖、乳酸含量与对照组相比均有显著的升高(P0.05或0.01),陆续出现死亡,最终全部死亡。研究认为,33℃高温胁迫对大黄鱼有致命的影响,在养殖生产过程中要将水温严格控制在33℃以下。     

大黄鱼ATG5基因的分子特征及促进病毒增殖的作用研究

自噬是维持真核细胞稳态的重要过程，在细胞分化、发育、免疫等生理过程中发挥作用。目前，人们对于自噬相关基因（Autophagy related gene，ATG）在鱼类免疫应答中的功能仍知之甚少。本研究从大黄鱼（Larimichthys crocea）中克隆得到了自噬相关基因ATG5（LcATG5），其开放阅读框（ORF）全长828个核苷酸，编码275个氨基酸的蛋白质，预测的分子量为32.3 kD，等电点为5.7。氨基酸序列比对和系统进化分析结果显示，LcATG5与其他物种ATG5之间的序列一致性较高，含有1个高度保守的APG5结构域，并且与棘头梅童鱼（Collichthys lucidus）ATG5的亲缘关系最近。荧光定量PCR结果表明，LcATG5在所检测的11个组织或器官中均有表达，在血液中表达量最高，在脾脏中表达量最低；LcATG5在来源于大黄鱼头肾组织的原代粒细胞、淋巴细胞和巨噬细胞以及细胞系LYCK细胞中也均有表达，在原代粒细胞中表达量相对较高，而在巨噬细胞中相对较低；病毒类似物poly(I:C)刺激后，这4种免疫细胞中LcATG5的表达水平都显著上调，其在LYCK细胞中变化最为显著，刺激后12 h上调了3.93倍。过表达LcATG5的鲤上皮瘤（Epithelioma papulosum cyprinid, EPC）细胞受鲤春病毒血症病毒（Spring Viremia of Carp Virus, SVCV）感染48 h后，细胞病变效应（Cytopathic effects, CPE）明显高于对照组，细胞培养上清中SVCV的滴度为1013.82 TCID50/Ml，高于对照组109.27 TCID50/mL，同时细胞内SVCV标志基因SVCV-G、SVCV-M和SVCV-P的表达量分别上调了13.77倍、15.72倍和11.39倍，表明LcATG5过表达促进了EPC细胞中SVCV病毒增殖，这些结果为深入研究自噬和自噬相关基因在鱼类病毒感染过程中的作用及机制奠定了基础。     

核苷酸对大黄鱼生长性能、肠道形态和抗氧化能力的影响

为探究饲料中添加核苷酸对大黄鱼生长性能、肠道形态和抗氧化能力的影响,实验选取初始体质量为(7.71±0.02)g的大黄鱼幼鱼为研究对象,设置2个对照组,即高鱼粉对照组FM(鱼粉含量为45.0%)和低鱼粉对照组N0(鱼粉含量为31.5%),在低鱼粉对照组基础上分别添加0、75、150、300、600和1 000 mg/kg的核苷酸,共配制出7种等氮等脂饲料,在海水浮式网箱中进行为期63 d的养殖实验。结果表明:饲料中添加核苷酸对大黄鱼的存活率、饲料效率、摄食率、鱼体组成和形体指标没有显著影响(P0.05);但增重率随着核苷酸添加量的增加呈先升高后下降趋势,在添加量为300~600 mg/kg时显著高于其他处理组(P0.05)。随着核苷酸添加量的增加,血清中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和总抗氧化力(T-AOC)的活力呈先升高后下降的趋势,并在300 mg/kg时显著高于低鱼粉对照组(P0.05)。核苷酸对大黄鱼肠道肌肉层厚度和微绒毛高度有显著影响(P0.05),分别在添加量为150和300mg/kg时出现最大值;而对肠道褶皱高度无显著影响(P0.05)。结果表明,饲料中添加核苷酸能促进大黄鱼生长,改善肠道形态结构和增强机体的抗氧化能力。以增重率为指标,利用折线模型计算得到大黄鱼幼鱼饲料中核苷酸的适宜添加量为194.91 mg/kg。     

Effects of dietary lipid source on fatty acid composition,expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism and antioxidant status of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)

This study determined the effect of different lipid sources on growth, feed use, lipid metabolism and antioxidant status of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Juvenile fish (56.9 ± 4.7 g) were divided into four triplicate groups and fed diets containing 30 g/Kg of fish oil (FO), olive oil (OO), peanut oil (PO) and linseed oil (LO), respectively, for 60 days. Weight gain and feed conversion ratio were not significantly different between the dietary groups, but we observed changes in the fatty acid composition of muscle and intraperitoneal fat reflecting the fatty acid profile of the dietary lipid source. In the hepatopancreas, the highest mRNA level of fatty acid translocase CD36 (FAT/CD36) and carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT‐1A) was both observed in the FO group. In muscle, the expression of FAT/CD36 and CPT‐1A in the LO group was significantly higher than that in other groups, except for CPT‐1A in the PO group. In addition, the lowest and highest content of malondialdehyde in serum was observed in OO and FO groups, respectively. In summary, dietary lipid source altered the fatty acid composition, potential uptake (FAT/CD36) and oxidation (CPT‐1A) of fatty acids, and antioxidant status of grass carp, which should be considered when selecting a lipid source.     

Influence of dietary biotin levels on growth and non‐specific immune response in large yellow croaker,Larimichthys crocea R

A 9‐week feeding experiment was conducted to determine the effect of dietary biotin levels on growth performance and non‐specific immune response of large yellow croaker. Fish (6.16 ± 0.09 g) were fed twice daily to apparent satiation with diets containing 0.00 (as the basal diet), 0.01, 0.05, 0.25, 1.24 and 6.22 mg biotin kg^?1 diet. Results showed that fish fed the basal diet had the lowest survival rate, and fish fed 0.05 mg kg^?1 dietary biotin achieved significantly higher final weight and weight gain. Dietary biotin levels had no significant influence on carcass crude lipid, moisture and ash content, but significantly influenced the carcass crude protein. Liver biotin concentration significantly increased with the supplementation of biotin, but no tissue saturation was found within the supplementation scope of biotin. Broken‐line regression analysis of weight gain showed that juvenile large yellow croaker requires a minimum dietary biotin of 0.039 mg kg^?1 for maximal growth. The analyses of serum parameters showed that the moderate‐ (0.05 mg kg^?1) and high‐dose (6.22 mg kg^?1) dietary biotin significantly improved both lysozyme and alternative complement pathway activities, indicating dietary biotin within a certain range could improve the non‐specific immune response of large yellow croaker.     

Evaluation of Enteromorpha prolifera as a feed component in large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea,Richardson, 1846) diets

A 9‐week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary Enteromorpha prolifera on the growth performance and body composition of juvenile large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) (Richardson, 1846) (11.41 ± 1.59 g) in floating sea cages (1.5 × 1.5 × 2.0 m). Four isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets were formulated to contain graded levels (0%, 5%, 10% and 15%) of E. prolifera. Survival ranged from 98.7% to 99.7%, and was independent of dietary treatment (P>0.05). There were no significant differences in the feeding rate among dietary treatments (P>0.05). The specific growth rate (SGR) increased with increasing levels of E. prolifera. When the supplementation of E. prolifera was >5%, SGR was significantly higher compared with the control group (0%). The feed efficiency ratio (FER) in fish fed the diet with 5%E. prolifera (diet 2) was higher than that of the other groups, while in fish fed the diet with 10%E. prolifera (diet 3), it was the lowest (P<0.05). The protein retention (PR) decreased as the level of E. prolifera increased in diets (5%, 10% and 15%). The protein body content displayed a trend similar to that of PR. No significant difference was observed in body moisture and ash among the dietary treatments. An increase in minerals of potassium, magnesium and sodium in body was observed with an increase in dietary seaweed concentrations. On basis of the SGR and FER, supplementation levels of E. prolifera can reach at least 15% without affecting the growth and still maintain a high survival rate for juvenile large yellow croaker.     

大黄鱼幼鱼饲料中大豆磷脂油与菜籽油的适宜配比

配制浓缩大豆磷脂油与精制菜籽油的添加比例分别为0:6、2:4、4:2和6:0的4种等氮、等能和等脂的饲料(P0R6、P2R4、P4R2和P6R0),在海水浮式网箱中,养殖初始体重为(20.84±0.05)g的大黄鱼(Larimichthys crocea)幼鱼51 d,每个处理组设3个重复,每个重复40尾鱼。通过评定2种油脂的不同配比对大黄鱼幼鱼的生长、体组成和脂肪酸组成的影响,以得出大黄鱼幼鱼饲料中大豆磷脂油与菜籽油的适宜配比。结果显示,各组实验鱼的存活率均高于91%,且无显著差异(P0.05)。P2R4组实验鱼的特定生长率显著高于P4R2和P6R0组(P0.05)。P2R4组实验鱼的蛋白质沉积率和脂肪沉积率显著高于P0R6和P6R0组(P0.05)。P0R6和P2R4组全鱼的粗脂肪含量显著高于P4R2和P6R0组(P0.05)。全鱼和肌肉的脂肪酸组成受实验鱼所摄食饲料的脂肪酸组成的影响。P6R0饲料显著降低了实验鱼的肝脏脂肪含量和肥满度(P0.05)。研究表明,大黄鱼幼鱼饲料中浓缩大豆磷脂油与精制菜籽油的适宜配比为2:4。     

大黄鱼选育子二代生长性状研究

通过对选育和未选育2个群体大黄鱼（Larimichthys crocea）繁育得到的子代的卵径、油球径和口径进行测量,以及对其子代养殖过程中的生长性状进行测量比较,分析选育效果。结果显示,选育大黄鱼子代（XY-F2）和未经选育大黄鱼子代（HB-F1）平均卵径、平均油球径和平均口径之间差异不显著（P〉0.05）。拟合1~10月龄XY-F2和HB-F1的体长（x）、体质量（y）的生长曲线及体长（x）与体质量（y）的关系表明,两群体间体长（x）与体质量（y）的关系存在差异;XY-F2在体长（x）和体质量（y）的生长在后期高于HB-F1。分析其数量性状,选育子一代（XY-F1）2龄鱼体长、体质量现实遗传力分别为0.26、0.18,而XY-F2的体长、体质量现实遗传力分别为0.029、0.134。结果说明选育具有一定的作用,今后选育应该结合家系选择和家系内选择进行。     

Effects of antimicrobial peptide APSH‐07 on the growth performance,anti‐oxidation responses,stress resistance and intestine microbiota in large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea

A 65‐day feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary antimicrobial peptide APSH‐07 on the growth performance, anti‐oxidation responses, stress resistance and intestine microbiota of large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea. Four isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were formulated with 0, 30, 60 and 90 mg/kg of APSH‐07, respectively. The results showed that the fish fed with 90 mg/kg of dietary APSH‐07 had the significantly highest specific growth rate (p < .05). The activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, the total anti‐oxidative capacity and lysozyme had the significantly highest values in liver of fish fed with 90 mg/kg of dietary APSH‐07 (p < .05). Serum glucose increased significantly in fish fed diets without APSH‐07 supplementation after temperature stress, while serum cortisol increased significantly in those after trawl stress (p < .05). Fish fed with 90 mg/kg of dietary APSH‐07 showed significantly higher operational taxonomic units, ACE estimator and phylogenetic diversity whole tree in intestine microbiota compared to fish fed without APSH‐07 (p < .05). In conclusion, under the present experimental condition, 90 mg/kg of antimicrobial peptide APSH‐07 supplementation in diet had the better growth performance, higher anti‐oxidation and stress resistance capacity, and a potentially more beneficial intestine microbial community of large yellow croaker.