Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition

This study was conducted to investigate the biological development and growth of the Amur catfish, Silurus asotuss at the early larval stage. The eggs and larvae were obtained via the artificial spawning technique. The findings showed that the eggs of the Amur catfish hatched 27 hr after fertiliza...

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Main Authors: Siti Umey Syahirah Mat Nawang, Ching, Fui Fui, Senoo, Shigeharu
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
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author Siti Umey Syahirah Mat Nawang,
Ching, Fui Fui
Senoo, Shigeharu
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Ching, Fui Fui
Senoo, Shigeharu
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description This study was conducted to investigate the biological development and growth of the Amur catfish, Silurus asotuss at the early larval stage. The eggs and larvae were obtained via the artificial spawning technique. The findings showed that the eggs of the Amur catfish hatched 27 hr after fertilization (hAF) under temperature conditions of 26.9 ± 1.3°C. The newly hatched larvae (4.71 ± 0.87 mm) had a large green yolk sac (0.99 ± 0.02 mm3), unpigmented eyes, undeveloped mouth, and closed anus with one pair of developed maxillary barbels. At the 30 hAH (7.01 ± 0.41 mm), the yolk sac continued to decrease (0.33 ± 0.08 mm3), the barbels elongated, the mouth opened, the lower jaw was movable, with the peristaltic movement of the small intestine detectable. At this point, the larvae started to feed on rotifer and formulated feed. At 72 hAH, larvae (9.02 ± 0.86 mm) had developed pectoral and dorsal fin and at 12 dAH (34.10 ± 0.89 mm) and entered the juvenile stage. This study concluded that the larval development and growth of the Amur catfish is relatively comparable to other tropical catfishes hence similar rearing techniques can be adopted to enhance the overall growth performance at the later stages.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:173802021-08-30T03:17:08Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17380/ Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition Siti Umey Syahirah Mat Nawang, Ching, Fui Fui Senoo, Shigeharu This study was conducted to investigate the biological development and growth of the Amur catfish, Silurus asotuss at the early larval stage. The eggs and larvae were obtained via the artificial spawning technique. The findings showed that the eggs of the Amur catfish hatched 27 hr after fertilization (hAF) under temperature conditions of 26.9 ± 1.3°C. The newly hatched larvae (4.71 ± 0.87 mm) had a large green yolk sac (0.99 ± 0.02 mm3), unpigmented eyes, undeveloped mouth, and closed anus with one pair of developed maxillary barbels. At the 30 hAH (7.01 ± 0.41 mm), the yolk sac continued to decrease (0.33 ± 0.08 mm3), the barbels elongated, the mouth opened, the lower jaw was movable, with the peristaltic movement of the small intestine detectable. At this point, the larvae started to feed on rotifer and formulated feed. At 72 hAH, larvae (9.02 ± 0.86 mm) had developed pectoral and dorsal fin and at 12 dAH (34.10 ± 0.89 mm) and entered the juvenile stage. This study concluded that the larval development and growth of the Amur catfish is relatively comparable to other tropical catfishes hence similar rearing techniques can be adopted to enhance the overall growth performance at the later stages. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17380/1/49_05_02.pdf Siti Umey Syahirah Mat Nawang, and Ching, Fui Fui and Senoo, Shigeharu (2020) Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition. Malaysian Applied Biology, 49 (5). pp. 11-23. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1078&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
spellingShingle Siti Umey Syahirah Mat Nawang,
Ching, Fui Fui
Senoo, Shigeharu
Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition
title Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition
title_full Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition
title_fullStr Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition
title_full_unstemmed Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition
title_short Biological development and growth of Amur catfish, Silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition
title_sort biological development and growth of amur catfish, silurus asotus reared under controlled tropical condition
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17380/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17380/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17380/1/49_05_02.pdf