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Comparison of reproductive aspects of the tropical eel Anguilla bicolor (McClelland 1884) in freshwater and estuarine habitats
(Marine Science Department, Diponegoro University, 2023-09-07)
The tropical anguillid eel, Anguilla bicolor McClelland, experiences significant growth up to the adult size in both freshwater and estuarine ecosystems, encountering salinity gradients that may impact their reproduction. ...
Identification of a chromosomally-encoded sucrose operon-like gene cluster in Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain PH05 isolated from Negros Island, Philippines
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2021-02-27)
The ability of bacteria to metabolize a wide variety of carbon sources has been known to aid in their ability for efficient colonization. Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a known aquatic pathogen has been reported to have the ...
Motile aeromonads recovered from tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cultured in earthen ponds in the Philippines: Assessment of antibiotic susceptibility and multidrug resistance to selected antibiotics
(AquacultureHub Inc., 2022-07)
A total of 177 motile Aeromonas spp., comprised of A. hydrophila (n=162) and A. sobria (n=15), isolated from the water, sediment, gills and intestines of tilapia collected from the grow-out culture earthen ponds in the ...
Growth and carrageenan quality of sporophyte and gametophyte of the commercially important red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii
(Science and Technology Information Institute, Department of Science and Technology, 2022)
One dilemma facing the farming of the carrageenophyte Kappaphycus is the deteriorating quality of seedstock. Rejuvenating the commercial stocks using spores from reproductive wild parents that are sexually and asexually ...
Bacterial diseases of tilapia, their zoonotic potential and risk of antimicrobial resistance
(Wiley, 2023-03-05)
Tilapia culture is an important source of income and nutrition to many rural families. Since 2000, the production of tilapia increased and reached domestic and global markets. Major farmed species is Nile tilapia (Oreochromis ...
Seaweed Gracilariopsis heteroclada, formulated flaked diet, and a combination of both as feed for the abalone Haliotis asinina: Effect on growth and survival
(Springer, 2023-01-27)
This paper compares the effect of feeding the abalone <i>Haliotis asinina</i> with seaweed (SW), formulated (FD), and mixed (SW+FD) diets. The feeding experiment, in six replicates, was conducted in a tank facility and ...
Grow-out culture of oyster Magallana bilineata (Röding, 1798) using pouches: A comparison of growth and survival in the river and earthen pond
(College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2023-03)
Oysters are among the most in-demand aquaculture commodities in the Philippines and worldwide. With the decreasing culture area and the deteriorating water quality of oyster beds, there is a need to explore new culture ...
Preliminary assessment of genetic variation in the Japanese endemic freshwater crab, Geothelphusa dehaani, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences
(Pensoft Publishers, 2023-06-27)
Geothelphusa dehaani, a freshwater crab species endemic to Japan, has the largest distribution range amongst the 19 known species in the country. Due to its low dispersal capability and restricted habitat to freshwater, ...
Reproduction, early development, and larval rearing of the climbing perch Anabas testudineus (Teleostei: Anabantidae) in captivity
(College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2023-06)
Induced spawning, early development, and larval rearing of the climbing perch Anabas testudineus were examined under captive conditions. Five female climbing perch [125.33 ± 3.27 mm standard length (SL); 70.67 ± 5.59 g body weight (BW)] were each paired with apparently mature males (108.50 ± 3.97 mm SL; 39.27 ± 4.70 g BW) and induced to spawn with 5,000 IU human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) + 0.5 mL Ovaprim/kg BW. All hCG + Ovaprim-injected fish spawned 9 – 11 h after hormone administration but saline-injected fish (control group) failed to spawn. Mean egg production per female, fertilization and hatching rates, and larval production per female were 7,667 ± 1,313, 98.11 ± 1.63%, 61.01 ± 19.92%, and 4,435 ± 1,041, respectively. Fertilized eggs (1.52 – 1.96 mm in diameter) were almost spherical, non-adhesive, transparent, and buoyant due to a large, single oil globule (515 ± 33 µm in diameter). First cleavage appeared 30 min post-fertilization (MPF) and egg development lasted for 20 – 24 h post-fertilization (HPF) (29°C). Newly hatched climbing perch larvae [1.73 ± 0.08 mm in total length (TL)] with yolk volume (YV) and oil globule volume (OGV) of 0.545 ± 0.104 mm<sup>3</sup> and 0.072 ± 0.013 mm<sup>3</sup>, respectively had no pigmented eyes or functional mouth parts and digestive tract, and immobile with the yolk sac pointed upward. Eyes became pigmented and both mouth and anus opened in 1 d old larvae (2.09 ± 0.04 mm TL) in preparation for exogenous feeding. Except for body depth (BD) and pre-anal length (PAL), a general increase in TL (1.73 – 3.72 mm), eye diameter (ED) (0.164 – 0.378 mm), head length (HL) (0.205 – 0.923 mm), and mouth gape (MG) size (0.308 – 0.552 mm) was observed, coinciding with yolk resorption in 7 d post-hatched larvae. Climbing perch larvae were reared at four stocking densities (25, 50, 75, 100 larvae L-1) and fed solely on live food (Brachionus rotundiformis from days 2 to 12 and Artemia nauplii from days 13 to 40) or co-fed live food and microparticulate diet (MPD) (Artemia nauplii from days 2 to 15 and Artemia + MPD from days 16 to 40). Mean survival rates at lower densities (25 – 50 larvae L<sup>-1</sup>) were significantly higher than those reared at 75 and 100 larvae L<sup>-1</sup> (P < 0.05). Furthermore, climbing perch larvae co-fed Artemia nauplii and MPD showed better survival (28.67 – 81.00%) than those fed solely on live food (24.88 – 64.00%). However, at the end of the 40 d trial period, growth parameters did not vary significantly among densities (P > 0.05), except for the condition factor in larvae co-fed Artemia nauplii and MPD. Taken together, results demonstrate the effectiveness of hCG + Ovaprim for captive breeding and observations on the early development of climbing perch, and the feasibility of rearing the larvae at 25 – 50 L<sup>-1</sup> on a combination of Artemia nauplii and MPD under laboratory conditions....
Reproductive quality evaluation of male Indian white prawn Penaeus indicus broodstock-fed diets supplemented with polychaete extracts (Marphysa sp.)
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-06-23)
The present study determined the effect of different polychaete extracts, namely, total soluble fraction (TSF), neutral lipid fraction (NLF) and polar lipid fraction (PLF), in the maturation and sperm quality of male ...