Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae

Ontogenetic morphological development for the mouth of Malaysian river cat fish Mystus nemerus larvae from hatching to 21 days post-hatch (dph) was studied to facilitate and determine suitable food and food particle size for the growing larvae. The eggs began to hatch 2 days after fertilization (da...

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Main Authors: El Hag, Ghada Ahmed, Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh, Saad, Che Roos, Daud, Siti Khalijah
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Language:English
Published: Marsland Press 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23832/
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author El Hag, Ghada Ahmed
Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh
Saad, Che Roos
Daud, Siti Khalijah
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description Ontogenetic morphological development for the mouth of Malaysian river cat fish Mystus nemerus larvae from hatching to 21 days post-hatch (dph) was studied to facilitate and determine suitable food and food particle size for the growing larvae. The eggs began to hatch 2 days after fertilization (daf) and most of the larve hatched within 2-4 daf. The larval mouth opened at the end of the 1 dph and the commencement of external feeding began on 4 dph following the jaw movement. The barbels appeared on the upper jaw and lower jaw on 3 dph.Tow small barbels appeared around the olfactory pits by 5 dph. Free neuomasts were observed below the lower jaw on 7 dph and around the olfactory pits, eyes,and upper jaw operculum by 9 dph. Linear relationships between mouth size (at 45˚and 90˚ opening) and total length of fish were established.
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spelling upm-238322017-09-25T14:01:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23832/ Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae El Hag, Ghada Ahmed Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh Saad, Che Roos Daud, Siti Khalijah Ontogenetic morphological development for the mouth of Malaysian river cat fish Mystus nemerus larvae from hatching to 21 days post-hatch (dph) was studied to facilitate and determine suitable food and food particle size for the growing larvae. The eggs began to hatch 2 days after fertilization (daf) and most of the larve hatched within 2-4 daf. The larval mouth opened at the end of the 1 dph and the commencement of external feeding began on 4 dph following the jaw movement. The barbels appeared on the upper jaw and lower jaw on 3 dph.Tow small barbels appeared around the olfactory pits by 5 dph. Free neuomasts were observed below the lower jaw on 7 dph and around the olfactory pits, eyes,and upper jaw operculum by 9 dph. Linear relationships between mouth size (at 45˚and 90˚ opening) and total length of fish were established. Marsland Press 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23832/1/Mouth%20development%20of%20Malaysian%20river%20catfish%2C%20Mystus%20nemurus%20%28C%26V%29%20larvae.pdf El Hag, Ghada Ahmed and Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh and Saad, Che Roos and Daud, Siti Khalijah (2012) Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae. Journal of American Science, 8 (1). pp. 271-276. ISSN 1545-1003; ESSN: 2375-7264 http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0801/ 10.7537/marsjas080112.40
spellingShingle El Hag, Ghada Ahmed
Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh
Saad, Che Roos
Daud, Siti Khalijah
Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae
title Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae
title_full Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae
title_fullStr Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae
title_full_unstemmed Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae
title_short Mouth development of Malaysian river catfish, Mystus nemurus (C&V) larvae
title_sort mouth development of malaysian river catfish, mystus nemurus (c&v) larvae
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23832/1/Mouth%20development%20of%20Malaysian%20river%20catfish%2C%20Mystus%20nemurus%20%28C%26V%29%20larvae.pdf