Egg quality determination based on the shape of the lipid vesicle in common dentex, Dentex dentex

The shape of the lipid vesicle (the ratio between the maximal and the minimal diameter and the shape coefficient) of the eggs of Diplodus puntazzo and Sparus aurata is correlated with larval survival rate (%) and can be used as an egg quality marker as reported previously by Lahnsteiner and Patarnello (2005) . In the present study, this method for egg quality determination has also been validated for common dentex, Dentex dentex, after introducing several modifications in the calculation and evaluation procedure in order to obtain higher sensitivity. In the present study, it could be demonstrated that the shape of the lipid vesicle is not only correlated with the hatching rate but also with the survival rate of 1, 2 and 3 days post hatch larvae and therefore it can also be used as an indicator of larval viability at early stages of development.     

盐度对黄鲷胚胎发育及早期仔鱼生长的影响

The effect of salinity on embryo and early larva development of Dentex tumiforns was discussed. Floating forms of egg in different salinities, optimal salinity for embryonic development and early larva growth was studied. The results showed: 1. In immobile condition, all eggs sank at salinity of 32.0, most of egg ssuspended in the middle of water at 34.0, and all eggs floated on the surface when salinity above 36.0. 2. Eggs did not hatch out at salinity of below 10.0 or above 60.0 and the death time of egg gradually moved up with increase or decline of salinity. Eggs hatched out at salinity range of 15.0 and 50.0, including abnormal larva. There was indistinct difference in speed of embryonic development (about 36-40h) within the salinity of 15.0 and 50.0. However the salinity had a great effect on larval survival after hatching and abnormal rate. The relation between hatching rate and salinity variation showed parabola but abnormal rate showed inverted parabola. The hatching rate was 81%-86% and abnormal rate of yolk sac larva was 27%-30% in suitable salinities of 27.0-39.0. The hatching rate was 89%-91% and abnormal rate was 13%-16% in optimal salinities of 33.0-36.0. The oil ball of abnormal larva was located in the central or front position. With increased extent of salinity, spondyle of larva bended and number of larva with arrhythmia increased. 3. The optimal salinities were 30.0-35.0 based on SAI. The test with SAI showed that SAI of early larvae was 41.25-47.53 at salinities of 30.0-35.0, the yolk and oil ball of 7-8 days larva was completely absorbed with a survival rate of 88%.     

Dietary intake of probiotics and maslinic acid in juvenile dentex (Dentex dentex L.): effects on growth performance, survival and liver proteolytic activities

Two feeding trials were carried out to evaluate the efficiency of probiotics and maslinic acid, on growth and survival of juvenile dentex; liver proteolytic activities were also investigated in the second trial. For experiment 1, triplicate groups were fed six diets with two probiotics (Bacillus toyoi, T, and B. cereus, E) at increasing levels (0.5, 1 and 2 g kg^?1 diet) and a control diet. Growth and feed conversion were not significantly influenced by the probiotics. The diet T1 produced the lower mortality, whereas diet E1 rendered the higher mortality. It was concluded that no significant effects on growth and survival were found following the addition of two kinds of probiotics to dentex diets. However, the diet E0.5 showed a tendency to ameliorate the growth and feed utilization of the diet. In a second trial, triplicate groups were fed four diets with increasing levels of maslinic acid (0, 20, 40 and 80 mg kg^?1 diet). Growth of fish given diets with the highest level of maslinic acid (D80) was slightly but not significantly lower than those from the other groups. Furthemore, mortality of fish fed diet D40 was the lowest. Changes in liver proteasome and endoprotease activities measured on sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)/gelatin gels were also detected in a dose‐dependent manner. It was concluded that a dietary maslinic acid at a level of 80 mg kg^?1 diet seems to be too high for juvenile dentex to maintain a maximal growth and survival rate.     

Reproductive biology of pink dentex Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque) from the Adriatic Sea, Croatia

A 4‐year study (May 1997–December 2000) of the reproductive biology of pink dentex Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque) from the Adriatic Sea revealed that this species is a rudimentary hermaphrodite. The smallest mature males and females captured were 38.70 cm in total length (T_L) and 39.80 cm in total length (T_L) respectively. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters estimated for the entire population were: L_∞=107.24, K=0.12 and t₀=−0.90. Fifty per cent of the population were sexually mature at 41.50 cm T_L, while 100% of the specimens were sexually mature at 57.00 cm T_L. Both monthly gonadosomatic index and macroscopically determined gonad stages strongly indicate that the pink dentex from the Adriatic Sea spawn partially in August, September and October. The mean value of absolute fecundity (F) was 1672 × 10⁶ eggs. The results of great fertility of the pink dentex, partial spawning and relatively late sexual maturation suggest that the pink dentex has a high potential for commercial culture.     

The rearing of common dentex Dentex dentex (L.) During the hatchery and on-growing phases

In the current paper we present the rearing methodology of common dentex (Dentex dentex), a promising candidate for Mediterranean marine aquaculture, from the larval to the on-growing phase. The results are discussed in terms of the efficiency of rearing methodology followed, for the mass production of the species.     

温度对黄鲷胚胎发育的影响

研究了孵化水温对黄鲷胚胎发育的影响。结果表明:在16~26℃范围内,黄鲷胚胎都能孵出仔鱼,孵化速度随水温上升而加快。其中18~22℃是黄鲷胚胎孵化的最适温度,孵化率最高,20℃时达89%,畸形率最低;受精卵42 min细胞开始分裂,3 h 30 min为多细胞期,7 h为囊胚期,22 h胚孔关闭,37 h仔鱼开始孵出,孵出仔鱼健壮活泼。当水温高于26℃或低于16℃时,黄鲷胚胎不能孵出仔鱼;水温低于14℃时胚胎发育停止于高囊胚,12 h后受精卵开始变浊死亡;水温高于28℃时,胚胎发育至多细胞期,胚盘聚合死亡。黄鲷胚胎发育的有效积温为422.2~483.6(h.℃)。黄鲷发育的阈温度为7.88℃     

养殖黄鲷繁殖特性及诱导产卵的初步研究

初步研究了黄鲷(Dentex tumifrons)在人工养殖条件下的繁殖生物学特性,以及诱导产卵。根据养殖记录并辅以鳞片的年轮鉴定,可催产的初次性成熟最小雌性黄鲷为2龄,体长14 cm,体重110 g。按体长区分,20 cm以下的黄鲷雌雄比为1∶0.15;20 cm以上的黄鲷雌雄比为1∶0.45。每年有二个产卵期分别在3~5月和11月。黄鲷属卵巢发育不同步、分批产卵类型鱼类。黄鲷每个产卵季节的个体怀卵量为5 400-27 000粒,平均15 000粒左右。经催产后产出的黄鲷受精卵平均卵径886μm,平均油球径184μm。受精后围卵周隙约16μm。在水温20.0~22.0℃、盐度34的条件下,历时36 h 40 min完成胚胎发育,孵化出仔鱼。在养殖条件下,对3龄以上的黄鲷亲鱼进行人工繁殖比较适宜,诱导产卵的成功率较高。用15μg 5 mg/kg的LHRH-A2 DOM能有效地催产Ⅵ期性腺黄鲷产卵。水温等环境因子的改变能使黄鲷春季产卵比自然海区的黄鲷提前1~2个月。     

Reproductive performance of common dentex, Dentex dentex, broodstock held under different photoperiod and constant temperature conditions

The effect of photoperiod and temperature on the timing and the quality of spawning, and on associated endocrine changes in circulating 17β-oestradiol, 11-ketotestoserone (11-KT) and vitellogenin (Vtg) were investigated in common dentex, Dentex dentex, undergoing their second reproductive cycle. The possibility was also explored of using the measurement of steroids in the culture water of broodstock tanks, rather than in individual blood plasma samples, as a potentially useful tool for assessing the physiological state of a fish without disturbing them. One group of fish was exposed to a simulated natural seasonal cycle and ambient temperature (CONTROL). The other two groups were exposed to simulated seasonal photoperiod cycles (12 month-long) but which were phase-shifted either three months before (ADVANCED) or after (DELAYED) the natural cycle. Temperature was kept at 19.4±0.9 °C all-year-round. In the CONTROL, spawning started in mid-April and lasted until mid-June, while in the ADVANCED group, spawning started 4 months earlier and in the DELAYED group 2 months later than the CONTROL. The total egg production, egg quality, hatching rate, relative fecundity, and spawning index of the experimental groups were similar to the controls. The differences in spawning time induced by photothermal manipulation were associated with a difference in the timing of peak concentrations of plasma E₂, 11-KT and Vtg. In all three groups, the amounts of conjugated 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-P) and free and sulfated 11-KT which could be extracted from the water during the spawning period were significantly higher than those found in the preovulatory period. However, the differences were mostly less than 2-fold suggesting that, at least under the conditions employed in this study, the method was of limited use for non-intrusive detection of gonadogenesis and spawning (as had been hoped). The observed differences in spawning time and in the seasonal changes of sex steroids and Vtg confirm and extend the findings on marine fish. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The effect of rearing conditions on development of saddleback syndrome and caudal fin deformities in Dentex dentex (L.)

The development of saddleback syndrome and of caudal fin deformities in Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) was compared under two rearing methods, extensive (E) and semi-extensive (S). The osteological appearance and the meristic characters of the reared fish were compared to that of D. dentex juveniles, collected from the natural environment. All the wild juveniles were normal in respect to their osteological appearance, while the reared specimens presented skeletal deformities resulting from different rearing methods applied. Saddleback syndrome (4.0–4.4%) and severe external deformities of the caudal fin (14.3–15.0%) characterised exclusively the semi-extensive populations, while the extensive populations presented severe abnormalities of the pre-ural centra (25.0–25.6%) with significantly higher frequency than the S reared fish (5.8%). Saddleback syndrome was expressed as a lack of one to all the hard spines of the dorsal fin, accompanied by shape, number and position abnormalities of the related pterygiophores. Caudal fin deformities were mainly characterised by the lack of the upper lepidotrichia or/and dermatotrichia, accompanied by severe deformities of the supporting elements of the upper lobe. The saddleback syndrome and severe caudal fin deformities were anatomically and ontogenetically related to each other, originating at the early larval stage as a result of abnormalities of the primordial marginal finfold and of the posterior tip of the notochord. In respect to the dominant phenotypes, the meristic characters of the normal reared fish were not differentiated from those of the wild, but they presented higher variability.

The results are discussed in view of the aetiology, applications and research targets for the erasure of skeletal malformations.     

Changes in amino acids and essential fatty acids during early larval rearing of dentex

Samples of fertilized dentex, Dentex dentex, eggs and larvae fed enriched rotifers and Artemia according to standard hatchery procedures were analysed for free, total amino acid and fatty acid contents. Egg free amino acids (53 nmol ind-1) and total lipids (13.5 (g ind-1) levels were considerably reduced in the newly hatched larvae (6.0 nmol and 5.7 (g ind-1 respectively) while the amount of -3 PUFA (Polyunsaturated fatty acid) and 20:4-6 remained unchanged suggesting their possible role as essential fatty acids (EFA) in this species. In general, the changes in pattern of the major biochemical components during early development of dentex was similar to that outlined for other Sparidae species investigated to date. The essential amino acid profile of enriched live food did not show major imbalances when compared to that of dentex larvae. In contrast, the level of docosahexaenoic acid (22:63, DHA) and the DHA:EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid, 20:5-3) ratio in larvae given rotifers and Artemia were significantly lower relative to the corresponding values in the unfed larvae.