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{"title":"Sea Surface Temperature Affects the Reproductive Biology of Female Pearl Perch (Glaucosoma scapulare Macleay, 1881) in Queensland, Australia","authors":"M. J. Campbell, Jaimee E. Joiner, Mark F. McLennan, I. Tibbetts","doi":"10.1155/2023/5529782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5529782","url":null,"abstract":"Pearl perch (Glaucosoma scapulare) are endemic to the east coast of Australia and have a long history of exploitation. Recent stock assessments indicate that the current rate of fishing mortality is unsustainable in the long term. To better inform the management of the pearl perch stock and to address gaps in our understanding of their reproductive biology, we investigated patterns in gonad development and estimated length- and age-at-maturity and batch fecundity from females collected from southern and central Queensland waters between 2018 and 2022. The mean gonadosomatic index (GSI) varied both temporally and spatially, with maxima in the austral autumn in southern Queensland and in summer in central Queensland, coinciding with sea surface temperatures between 25.26 and 26.32°C. The length- and age-at-maturity of females were 353 mm (fork length, FL) and 4.42 years, respectively, and batch fecundity (B) was correlated to FL such that Ln(B) = 2.45 × Ln(FL) + 3.90. Our results will inform a management strategy to recover the stock to acceptable levels of exploitation.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42476086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Weight-Length and Length-Length Relationships of the Endangered Zebra Pleco Hypancistrus zebra (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Xingu River, Amazon, Brazil","authors":"Fábio J. T. Barros, E. L. C. Rodrigues, Mayllon C. de S. Moura, R. Torres, Eris A. Paula, L. Sousa","doi":"10.1155/2023/5158180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5158180","url":null,"abstract":"Hypancistrus zebra is a Loricariid endemic to a very limited stretch of the Xingu River and has a high value in the ornamental fish trade. The natural populations have experienced high fishing pressure since the late 80s and were recently impacted by the construction of the third largest hydroelectric dam complex in the world, the Belo Monte Project. Since 2004, it has been considered critically endangered and had its capture and trade forbidden. Even with its capture and trade prohibited since 2004, the species continues to be one of the most trafficked fish in the world. The biometric knowledge of the species is essential for monitoring its natural populations and management in ex situ environments. This work aims to establish the weight-length relationship (WLR) and length-length relationship (LLR) of the species and to evaluate the condition factor (K) of H. zebra rescued from trafficking. The study was conducted at the Laboratório de Aquicultura de Peixes Ornamentais do Xingu from February 2022 to June 2022, estimating the parameters of WLR and LLR of 1165 specimens divided into four simple linear regression (SLR) models: all specimens, only juveniles, only females, and only males. The K of 190 specimens rescued from trafficking by the Brazilian Federal Police was evaluated. The WLRs and LLRs were estimated using SLR. The difference between the allometry coefficients (b) and between the residuals of the models (juveniles, females, and males) was evaluated using the ANOVA significance test. The total length of the species ranged from 1.6 to 9.3 cm. The coefficient of allometry (b) of the WLR of the species is 3.22 and of the LLR is 1.04, demonstrating that H. zebra presents positive allometric growth. The evaluation of the residuals of the models showed differences between ontogenetic stages and between sexes. The development of juveniles is isometric until the first sexual maturation phase and differs in negative allometric for females and positive allometric for males, showing sexual dimorphism in the species. Among the specimens rescued from trafficking, 54.74% were underweight, and 13.16% were under 60% of the expected K value, demonstrating the poor conditions in which these animals are transported by trafficking.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64796104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genetic Diversity and Phylogeography of Taenioides cirratus in Five Geographical Populations Based on Mitochondrial COI and Cytb Gene Sequences","authors":"Guoqing Zhang, Cheng Chen, Wenxuan Lu, Jing Li, Ting Fang, Kun Yang, Xiuxia Zhao, Na Gao, Yangyang Liang","doi":"10.1155/2023/4459823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4459823","url":null,"abstract":"The genetic diversity of Taenioides cirratus was investigated on the basis of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and cytochrome b (Cytb) gene sequences. A total of 159 specimens collected from the Chaohu Lake (CL), Nansihu Lake (NL), Taihu Lake (TL), Pearl River (PR), and Nandu River (NR) were sequenced. The total length of the sequence was 2485 bp with 412 polymorphic sites. A total of 73 haplotypes were identified, with Hap1 being the most widely distributed. The PR and NR populations showed high genetic diversity, while the CL population showed low genetic diversity. TL and NL showed high haplotype diversity but low nucleotide diversity. The analysis of molecular variance demonstrated that the sequence variations were mainly occurred among populations. T. cirratus populations are declining, and rare alleles are present at low frequencies, as analysed using a neutral test and a mismatched distribution analysis. There was a relatively high level of genetic differentiation among the populations of the Yangtze River basin (including NL), PR, and NR (Fst > 0.15). The two similar phylogenetic trees constructed by the maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods presented three major lineages, of which lineage II contains haplotypes from PR and NR, lineage III contains haplotypes from CL, NL, TL, and PR, whereas lineage I contains only a portion of haplotypes from NR. Based on the neutral test, mismatch analysis, and Bayesian Skyline Plot (BSP), geological and climatic events were inferred to have played an important role in the historical dynamics of T. cirratus population. Hap1, Hap25, and Hap58 were inferred as possible ancestral haplotypes by network analysis. Our study offers an essential foundation for resource preservation and additional taxonomic clarification of T. cirratus.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45243182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Length-Weight Relationships of Eight Fish Species in the World’s Largest Water Diversion Project","authors":"Shulei Wang, Yingcai Wang, Heying Sun, Jianfeng Tang","doi":"10.1155/2023/5512824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5512824","url":null,"abstract":"The study provides the length-weight relationships (LWRs) for eight fish species, viz. Hemiculter bleekeri, H. leucisculus, Opsariichthys bidens (Xenocyprididae), Carassius auratus, Cyprinus carpio (Cyprinidae), Pseudorasbora parva (Gobionidae), Acanthorhodeus chankaensis, and Rhodeus ocellatus (Acheilognathidae), in the world’s largest water diversion project, namely, the middle route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP). Fish specimens were sampled by benthic fyke-nets, gillnets, multimesh gillnets, and electrofishing equipment seasonally from 2015 to 2020. The coefficient of determination (r2) was ranging from 0.964 (R. ocellatus) to 0.986 (H. leucisculus), and the b values for the eight species were within range of 2.5–3.5. Also, our study updates the information on the maximum total length for four species (H. bleekeri, H. leucisculus, A. chankaensis, and O. bidens).","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43494460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Estimation of the Heritabilities for Body Shape and Body Weight in Yellow River Carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) Based on a Molecular Pedigree","authors":"Xinhua Wang, Xiaomu Yu, Jianxin Feng, Qin Zhang, Changyi Qu, Qingshan Liu, J. Tong, Wen‐feng Xu","doi":"10.1155/2023/9326728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9326728","url":null,"abstract":"Estimation of the heritability for a given phenotype would provide basic information for potential breeding programs. As one of the most precious common carp strains, Yellow River carp was subject to selection for fast growth and a slender body to meet market demands. In the present study, heritabilities for body shape (body length, BL and body height, BH) and body weight (BW) were estimated based on a molecular parentage assignment for 750 progenies from 58 half-sib and full-sib Yellow River carp families. Eight highly polymorphic microsatellites were used for the construction of the molecular pedigree, and the average observed heterozygosity (Ho), expected heterozygosity (He), and the polymorphism information content (PIC) were 0.841, 0.792, and 0.763, respectively. All 750 progenies were successfully assigned to single parental pairs with 100% accuracy. Using the linear mixed model, the heritabilities were estimated to be 0.268, 0.338, and 0.340 for BL, BH, and BW, respectively. High phenotypic (0.831–0.927) and genetic (0.952–0.987) correlations among these three traits suggested that selection for BW could also largely affect the body shape and vice versa. Moderate heritabilities and high genetic corrections revealed by this study strongly indicate substantial potentials for genetic improvement of both growth rate and body formation in Yellow River carp breeding programs.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48576233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the Use of Otoliths to Estimate Age and Growth of Larval Lake Whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis","authors":"E. Dunlop, Issac Hébert, C. Taylor","doi":"10.1155/2023/8372923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8372923","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding drivers of recruitment variation in fish populations requires research conducted on early life stages. Examination of fish otoliths provides useful information for estimating hatching dates, growth, and survival rates of larvae and for investigating the relationship between early life stage phenology and variation in environmental factors such as climate and food availability. In the Laurentian (i.e., North American) Great Lakes, significant reductions in the number of young (ages 1–4 years) lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) recruiting into the population and commercial fishery have raised questions about factors affecting growth and survival of the larval life stage. Here, we investigate the utility of using otoliths to estimate the age and growth of larval lake whitefish. We raised offspring of wild-caught parents from Lake Simcoe (Ontario, Canada) in a hatchery environment and analyzed otoliths of these known age fish for 75 days posthatch. We further examined otoliths of wild-sampled larvae and age 0 lake whitefish from Lake Huron. We found a strong linear relationship between known age and number of postcheck increments on the otolith and between growth of the otolith and fish length. Increments formed at nearly 1 (0.9) per day beginning at day 20 after hatch. Check and subsequent increment formation was associated with disappearance of the yolk sac. Wild fish had more prominent checkmarks and grew slower than hatchery fish. Thus, otolith analysis represents a promising tool to examine dynamics of early life stages of lake whitefish, although further research is required on the effects of environmental conditions on otolith microstructure.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46074236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Dietary Thiamine Supplementation on Growth Performance, Digestive Enzymes’ Activity, and Biochemical Parameters of Beluga, Huso huso, Larvae","authors":"M. Mohseni, M. Ghelichpour, Mir Hamed Sayed Hassani, Zabih Ollah Pajand, Reza Ghorbani Vaghei","doi":"10.1155/2023/6982536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6982536","url":null,"abstract":"Thiamine is a crucial nutrient in larval stage of fish, and thus, the present study aimed at evaluating the effects of dietary thiamine supplementation on survival, growth performance, and biochemical parameters of beluga, Huso huso, larvae. The fish larvae (50 ± 4.5 mg) were fed diets containing 0 (control), 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg thiamine for 26 days from 18 days after hatching to 44 days after hatching. Thiamine significantly increased the larvae survival, growth rate, digestive enzymes activity, and whole body protein and ash but decreased the whole body lipid and moisture \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 <\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 ). Also, alanine amino transferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were decreased significantly in thiamine-treated groups (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 <\u0000 0.05\u0000 \u0000 ). The highest survival and whole body ash were observed in 20 mg/kg thiamine treatment; the highest whole body protein and lipase activity were observed in 10 mg/kg thiamine treatment. The highest growth rate, amylase, and lowest whole body lipid, alanine amino transferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were observed in 10 and 20 mg/kg thiamine treatments. All thiamine-treated fish exhibited similar pepsin and chymotrypsin activities, all above the control fish. There were no significant effects of dietary thiamine supplementation on trypsin, whole body lysozyme, alternative complement (ACH50), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities, and IgM levels. According to the results, 10–20 mg/kg dietary thiamine supplementation can increase the performance of beluga larvae by improving the health of liver and the activity of digestive system.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48211237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"River- and Sex-Specific Annual Survival Rates of Mature Anadromous Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)","authors":"A. Spares, G. Robertson, M. Dadswell, Anna M. Calvert, S. Gutowsky, D. Fifield, Rachelle Vincent, N. McLellan, M. Stokesbury","doi":"10.1155/2023/6376322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6376322","url":null,"abstract":"During multiple annual spawning runs from 2013 to 2021, over 9,000 mature anadromous alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus A. Wilson, 1811) were monitored with passive integrated transponders (PITs) in four rivers of the Chignecto Isthmus, Bay of Fundy, Canada. A subsample of 384 individuals tagged during 2016–2019 were aged from 3 to 6 years (mean ± SD; 4.2 ± 0.7 years, n = 232, males; 4.5 ± 0.7 years, n = 152, females). Biotelemetry revealed that one unsexed individual survived seven years post tagging, possibly making it 10–13 years old. Return rates varied among the rivers, with the lowest rates in the most anthropogenically impacted river. Biotelemetry and ageing data were used to estimate apparent annual survival rates ranging from 0.25 to 0.50 depending on the river and the year. Based on capture-mark-recapture (CMR) analysis of biotelemetry data from the three less impacted rivers, the estimated overall annual survival was 0.396, total instantaneous mortality (Z) was 0.93, and future life expectancy from time of release was 1.08 years. Frequency distribution of ages 4–6 for alewife pooled from all four study rivers estimated a lower annual survival rate of 0.301, Z = 1.20, and a future life expectancy of 0.83 years. The biotelemetry detection rates were 0.89–0.98 but varied depending on the river and the year, with the lowest rates in one river during 2017-2018 possibly related to a malfunctioning tide gate preventing upstream fish passage and subsequent detection. Based on CMR, males had a higher survival rate compared to females, which translated into an overall mean survival increase of 0.05. Alewife survivorship in our study highlighted that a limited ecosystem-based management period is required to mitigate river connectivity and mortality issues to avoid loss of population cohorts and decrease the risk of extirpation.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43087311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of Genes and SNPs Related to Body Colors by Transcriptome Profiling in Leopard Coral Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus Lacépède)","authors":"Yucong Hong, K. Sun, Xiaowen Zhu, Xufeng Zhu, Qiuxia Deng, Yang Huang, Ruijuan Hao, Chunhua Zhu","doi":"10.1155/2023/4135906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4135906","url":null,"abstract":"Body colors are an important trait for the survival and reproduction of animals. In this study, transcriptomes and related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of black- and red-colored Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède) were identified to investigate important molecules and SNP markers associated with body color formation. In the comparison of red- and black-colored groups, 489 differential expressed genes (DEGs) were detected and among them, 236 up- and 253 down-regulated genes were found in the red-colored group. Gene ontology (GO) analysis of DEGs showed that pigmentation associated terms including pigment granule, pigmentation, melanin metabolic process, tyrosine metabolic process, pigment metabolic process, and pigmentation cell differentiation were enriched. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) analysis of DEGs presented that melanin related pathways (tyrosine metabolism and melanogenesis) were enriched. Furthermore, lipid metabolism and immune-related metabolism were also enriched. A total of 1,048,575 SNPs were detected from the transcriptome, and among them, 627,172 SNPs were located in the gene region. A total of 1323 SNPs were identified as differential SNPs in the comparison of black- and red-colored groups and were located in 1127 genes. Among the 1127 genes, 20 genes were identified as DEGs and were comprised of 9 SNPs with a potential role in body color selective breeding in fish farming.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41834624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Observations of Agonistic Behavior between Two Male Gobies Acentrogobius virgatulus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901), in Maizuru Bay, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan","authors":"H. H. Godfrey, Yumi Henmi","doi":"10.1155/2023/8868453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8868453","url":null,"abstract":"Acentrogobius virgatulus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) is a small coastal species of goby found along the Western Pacific. It is commonly found in Maizuru bay along the muddy sediment between the intertidal zone and depths of 10 m. In June and July of 2022, two independent agonistic interactions between male A. virgatulus were observed and recorded during its spawning season. One interaction, lasting over 4 minutes, included certain aggressive behaviors such as jaw locking, mouth gaping, fin extensions, rapid color changes, and fast strikes to the head and body. Another interaction exhibited similar mouth gaping, fin extension, and rapid color changes but did not lead to further escalation. These behaviors coincide with those found in similar species and provides in situ evidence of these uncommon interactions. This is the first record of agonistic behavior by an Acentrogobius species. Accumulating findings such as these can contextualize intraspecific interactions, reveal differences across multiple species, and guide future experiments.","PeriodicalId":14894,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Ichthyology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48768072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}