智利外海茎柔鱼耳石生长特性的性别差异研究

根据2007年1～6月和2008年1～5月我国鱿钓船在智利外海调查期间采集的茎柔鱼耳石样本,测量了503枚耳石外部形态参数(雌性348枚,雄性155枚),结合耳石日轮,对耳石生长特性的性别差异进行了研究。结果表明,耳石总长(TSL)、耳石半径(SR)、吻侧区长(RLL)、翼长(WL)及最大宽度(MW)可作为茎柔鱼耳石形态的表征参数。雌雄个体间耳石的生长在5个形态参数上均存在显著性差异,雌性个体TSL与日龄间关系最适为指数函数,SR和RLL为幂函数,MW和WL则为线性函数;雄性个体的TSL、SR和RLL与日龄间的关系最适为幂函数,MW和WL为线性函数。雌性个体TSL、SR、MW、RLL、WL的相对生长率和SR、RLL绝对生长率均随着日龄的增加而先增加后减小,TSL、MW绝对生长率随着日龄的增加而增加,WL绝对生长率则随着日龄增加而呈现波动趋势;雄性个体TSL、SR相对生长率和MW、RLL、WL绝对生长率随着日龄增加先增加后减小,而MW、RLL和WL相对生长率和TSL、SR绝对生长率则随日龄增加呈现波动趋势。研究认为,茎柔鱼耳石生长存在性别差异,通常雌性生长较雄性快。

西南大西洋阿根廷滑柔鱼耳石微结构及生长特性

根据我国鱿钓船2007、2008和2010年在西南大西洋作业期间采集的3462尾阿根廷滑柔鱼样本(其中2007年308尾、2008年262尾、2010年2 892尾),测量了491枚耳石外部形态参数和耳石重量(雌性274枚、雄性217枚),结合耳石的日轮,对耳石微结构及其生长特性进行了研究。结果表明,阿根廷滑柔鱼耳石的生长纹由明暗相间的环纹组成,耳石中心为黑色,呈水滴形;从核心到侧区边缘,轮纹宽度由窄至宽,亮度由明至暗;侧区到北区边缘,轮纹则由宽至窄,亮度由暗至明。根据生长纹的宽度和颜色的明暗,可将整个耳石分为3个区域,即后核心区、暗区、外围区。不同群体间耳石总长(TSL)和最大宽度(MW)的生长存在显著性差异,但性别间无差异。冬季产卵群TSL和MW的生长适合用线性函数表示,秋季产卵群则适合用对数函数表示。耳石重量(SW)的生长存在群体和性别间差异,冬季产卵群雌、雄个体SW的生长分别适合用幂函数和指数函数表示,秋季产卵群则分别适合用指数函数和对数函数表示。两个群体的TSL、MW、绝对生长率和相对生长率都随着日龄的增加而先增加后减小,而SW的绝对生长率则随着年龄增加而增加,相对生长率则随着年龄增加而先增加后减小。同一年龄段内冬季产卵群的绝对和相对生长率基本上都大于秋季产卵群,雌性个体的绝对和相对生长率要大于雄性个体。

东黄海外海蓝点马鲛的耳石生长形态变化分析

鱼类耳石外部形态变化与生长有着密切的关系。利用2017年9月—2018年3月间在东、黄海外海采集的335尾蓝点马鲛样本,以耳石长、耳石宽、背长、背宽、腹喙长和基叶长为基本形态学参数,运用函数拟合、方差分析及小波分析等方法,研究蓝点马鲛耳石与生长之间的关系。结果显示,蓝点马鲛耳石呈乳白色,近似长方形,背面外凸、正面内凹,外部有较多突起的小齿,呈锯齿状,整体弯曲呈现瓦状。左右矢耳石没有显著性差异。蓝点马鲛耳石质量及6项形态参数指标均与叉长有着显著的关联,均为幂函数拟合结果最优。随着蓝点马鲛生长,该鱼耳石形态特征随叉长变化差异显著,耳石的总长度不断增加,而背区和腹区不断向耳石中心缩小,后区长度增加,翼长也不断增加,总体上呈现纵向缩小,横向增长的趋势且在350~400 mm时的生长与其他叉长组有着显著的不同。

珠江口棘头梅童鱼耳石的生长特性

研究了棘头梅童鱼(Collichthys lucidus)耳石的形态参数、生长特性及其与鱼体生长的关系,选用左矢耳石为研究对象,用直线、对数、多项式、幂函数和指数函数拟合矢耳石各参数的生长关系式,依据耳石日轮鉴定了日龄。结果表明,体长范围为29.8～104.0 mm的棘头梅童鱼矢耳石的长直径随鱼体生长而增大,但短直径与长直径的比值以及长直径方向上的短半径与长半径的比值则基本稳定。矢耳石的长、宽和重之间,以及长半径和短半径之间均呈显著的幂函数相关关系;矢耳石生长与鱼体生长的关系中,矢耳石长、宽、厚、重与长半径和体长、体重之间的关系,除了体长与耳石厚的关系为显著的二次多项式外,全部呈显著的幂函数相关关系。

Behavioral migration diversity of the Yangtze River Japanese Eel,Anguilla japonica,based on otolith Sr/Ca ratios

The Yangtze River estuary is the main production area of Anguilla japonica in China,as well as the only existing fishery area for adult eels.Japanese eels are distributed in the main rivers and many tributaries from the Yangtze River estuary to the upper Jinsha River,which extend to nearly 3 000 km.However,their migration behaviors remain relatively unknown.We analyzed the biological characteristics of 153 specimens of silver eels collected from the Jingjiang section of Yangtze River（31o30＇N,120o42＇E） between September and November,2008,and tested the sagittal Sr/Ca ratios of 27 specimens.Among the 153 specimens examined,85 were female and 68 were male,which translated to a female-male ratio of 1：0.8.The ages of the female specimens ranged from 3 to 7 a（average 5.52） with an average total length（TL） of（669±80） mm,average body weight（BW） of（555±229）g,average condition factor of 1.77±0.22,and average gonad somatic index（GSI） of 1.32±0.31.The ages of the males ranged from 3 to 5 a（average：4.38） with an average TL of（518±51） mm,average BW of（234±76） g,average condition factor of 1.62±0.18,and average GSI of 0.21±0.11.All biological parameters of females were significantly larger than those of the male specimens（P0.05）.According to the average Sr/Ca ratio（7.99±1.05） ×10-3 of the elver mark of sagitta,17 individuals（62.96%） were river eels and 10 individuals（37.04%） were estuarine eels.Of 16 females,13 individuals（81.25%） were river eels and 3 were estuarine eels,while of 11 males,36.36% were river eels and 63.64% were estuarine eels.The analysis on Sr/Ca ratios for every growth layer group（GLG） indicated there were no significant differences between second-age males and females.However,significant differences were observed between the third-age,fourth-age,and migration-age male and female specimens.This was likely related to the fact that second-age eels of both sexes stay in the same inhabitation waters;however,as they grow older,they move to different areas.

Age and Growth Characteristics of Crimson Sea Bream Paragyrops edita Tanaka in Beibu Gulf

Age and growth characteristics of crimson sea bream Paragyrops edita Tanaka in Beibu Gulf were studied through bottom trawling and gillnet fleets fishing from July 2006 to December 2007. A total number of 1155 individuals, ranging from 49 to 249mm in standard length was examined. The age of the fish was determined from sagittal otoliths. One year growth was made up of one translucent and one opaque zone. A maximum likelihood estimation procedure was used to fit the Von Bertalanffy, Logistic and Gompertz growth functions to the length-at-age data. ARSS indicated that there were no significant differences in growth between sexes in the three growth models （P〉0.05）, and the Von Bertalanffy growth function Lr=292.8{1 cxp[-0.167（t＋1.l16）]} was selected as the most appropriate growth model according to Akaike＇s information criterion （AIC）.

Age, Growth and Distribution of the Antarctic Fish Chaenocephalus Aceratus Based on Otoliths

The Chaenocephalus aceratus were sampled in summers between 1979 and 1990. Their otoliths show pattern of daily microincrements as otoliths of similar species--Pseudochaenichthys georgianus and fishes both temperate and tropical waters. Changes of the microincrements growth pattern and otolith shape are described in relation to larval, hatching and metamorphosis stages have similar patterns for Ps. georgianus and Charnpsocephalus gunnari, reflecting similar habitats in their early life. Width of larvae-postlarvae daily increments are： （1.0-1.6）×10-3 SSI, （1.8-2.8）×10-3 SG1 and （1.5-2.4）×10-3 ANI. They were search and chosen automatically from density profiles of otolith tissues. Tissues were prepared by new saving time and materials way--one time up to 40 ones per microscopic glass. Age of fish estimated from microincrements was alike to that inferred from the body length distribution, otoliths mass （age （years） = 140.82 OM （g） ＋ 0.8546） and otolith shape changes--large in length and surface on medial plane. Those parameters create age groups of close neighbours. They have different environments. C. aceratus due to its adaptation to cold water, attain rapidly large body according to a growth equation： Lt= 75.1 ×10-3 （1-e-0.26（t-0.51）. Among large fishes there were only females.

Otolith development in larval and juvenile Schizothorax davidi： ontogeny and growth increment characteristics

Laboratory-reared Schizothorax davidi larvae and juveniles were examined to assess the formation and characteristics of David’s schizothoracin otoliths.Otolith development was observed and their formation period was verifi ed by monitoring larvae and juveniles of knownage.The results revealed that lapilli and sagittae developed before hatching,and the first otolith increment was identified at 2 days post hatching in both.The shape of lapilli was relatively stable during development compared with that of sagittae;however,growth of four sagittae and lapilli areas was consistent,but the posterior area grew faster than the anterior area and the ventral surface grew faster than the dorsal surface.Similarly,the sum length of the radius of the anterior and posterior areas on sagittae and lapilli were linearly and binomially related to total fish length,respectively.Moreover,daily deposition rates were validated by monitoring knownage larvae and juveniles.The increase in lapilli width was 1.88±0.080 0μm at the ninth increment,which reached a maximum and the decreased gradually toward the otolith edge,whereas that of sagittae increased more slowly.These results illustrate the developmental biology of S.davidi,which will aid in population conservation and fish stock management.