Broodstock management and seed production of the rabbitfish Siganus guttatus (Bloch) and the sea bass Lates calcarifer (Bloch)
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stocking density 
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induced ovulation
water quality
larval stage
environmental factors
artificial feeding
sex hormones
marine fish
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breeding
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metamorphosis
breeding stock
fish culture
aquaculture techniques
diet
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husbandry diseases
seed collection
seed production
spawning
rearing techniques
fecundity
sexual maturity
cage culture
feeding experiments
survival
incubation period
life cycle
induced ovulation
water quality
larval stage
environmental factors
artificial feeding
sex hormones
marine fish
gonadosomatic index
breeding
tanks
metamorphosis
breeding stock
fish culture
aquaculture techniques
diet
feeds
husbandry diseases
seed collection
seed production
spawning
rearing techniques
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sexual maturity
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Abstract
This paper reviews results of studies conducted on the rabbitfish, Siganus guttatus (Bloch) and the sea bass Lates calcarifer (Bloch) at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. Studies include broodstock development and management, induced breeding, effect of handling stress and diet on egg quality, early life history, food, feeding strategy, weaning to artificial diets, effect of stocking density and salinity on egg development, larval growth and survival, and advancement of metamorphosis in sea bass by using thyroxine.
A seed production technique had been developed for rabbitfish with survival rates ranging from 5-35% while the seed production technique for sea bass developed in Thailand had been modified to suit local conditions. Based on results from recent morphological and physiological studies, the stocking density, water management, and feeding scheme for the production of rabbitfish and sea bass fry had been modified to reduce cannibalism and improve survival.
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Duray, M. N., & Juario, J. V. (1988). Broodstock management and seed production of the rabbitfish Siganus guttatus (Bloch) and the sea bass Lates calcarifer (Bloch). In J. V. Juario & L. V. Benitez (Eds.), Perspectives in Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia and Japan: Contributions of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. Proceedings of the Seminar on Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia, 8-12 September 1987, Iloilo City, Philippines. (pp. 195-210). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC, Aquaculture Department.
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