Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀

Hybridization is a significant approach to breeding that enables the creation of new varieties that enhance genetic diversity. Through fish inter-species hybridization, it is possible to produce hybrids that can be utilized in aquaculture and stocking programs to enhance growth rate, transfer desira...

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Main Authors: Abit, Lirong Y., Mojilis, Miguel I. V., Latif, Kamil, Al-Asif, Abdulla-
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Published: Bioflux SRL 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110518/
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author Abit, Lirong Y.
Mojilis, Miguel I. V.
Latif, Kamil
Al-Asif, Abdulla-
author_facet Abit, Lirong Y.
Mojilis, Miguel I. V.
Latif, Kamil
Al-Asif, Abdulla-
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description Hybridization is a significant approach to breeding that enables the creation of new varieties that enhance genetic diversity. Through fish inter-species hybridization, it is possible to produce hybrids that can be utilized in aquaculture and stocking programs to enhance growth rate, transfer desirable traits between species, and combine the favourable attributes of two parents into a single progeny. The present study revealed the successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus (Ng, 2001) ♂ and Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) ♀ for the first time in the aquaculture industry. C. microstomus is a species of Clariid catfish endemic to the island of Borneo and C. gariepinus is an introduced species widely aquacultured throughout the southeast Asian region. The embryonic development of the hybrid offspring is described with the hatching percentage of 58.63 and the early survival rate for the first 72 hours for the larvae of 85.76. The hybrids showed no signs of deformities and developed normally. The findings of the study provide a new high yield variety of catfish for farmers and aquaculture industry for increasing production and profit margin.
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spelling upm-1105182024-06-15T07:57:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110518/ Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀ Abit, Lirong Y. Mojilis, Miguel I. V. Latif, Kamil Al-Asif, Abdulla- Hybridization is a significant approach to breeding that enables the creation of new varieties that enhance genetic diversity. Through fish inter-species hybridization, it is possible to produce hybrids that can be utilized in aquaculture and stocking programs to enhance growth rate, transfer desirable traits between species, and combine the favourable attributes of two parents into a single progeny. The present study revealed the successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus (Ng, 2001) ♂ and Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) ♀ for the first time in the aquaculture industry. C. microstomus is a species of Clariid catfish endemic to the island of Borneo and C. gariepinus is an introduced species widely aquacultured throughout the southeast Asian region. The embryonic development of the hybrid offspring is described with the hatching percentage of 58.63 and the early survival rate for the first 72 hours for the larvae of 85.76. The hybrids showed no signs of deformities and developed normally. The findings of the study provide a new high yield variety of catfish for farmers and aquaculture industry for increasing production and profit margin. Bioflux SRL 2023 Article PeerReviewed Abit, Lirong Y. and Mojilis, Miguel I. V. and Latif, Kamil and Al-Asif, Abdulla- (2023) Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀. AACL Bioflux, 16 (6). pp. 3285-3295. ISSN 1844-8143; ESSN: 1844-9166 http://www.bioflux.com.ro/docs/2023.3285-3295.pdf
spellingShingle Abit, Lirong Y.
Mojilis, Miguel I. V.
Latif, Kamil
Al-Asif, Abdulla-
Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀
title Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀
title_full Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀
title_fullStr Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀
title_full_unstemmed Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀
title_short Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus♂ and Clarias gariepinus♀
title_sort successful hybridization between clarias microstomus♂ and clarias gariepinus♀
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110518/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110518/