Hydroacoustic estimates of fish biomass and spatial distributions in shallow lakes

We conducted acoustical surveys with a horizontal beam transducer to detect fish and with a vertical beam transducer to detect depth and macrophytes in two typical shallow lakes along the middle and lower reaches of the Changjiang(Yangtze) River in November 2013. Both lakes are subject to active fish management with annual stocking and removal of large fish. The purpose of the study was to compare hydroacoustic horizontal beam estimates with fish landings. The preliminary results show that the fish distribution patterns dif fered in the two lakes and were af fected by water depth and macrophyte coverage. The hydroacoustically estimated fish biomass matched the commercial catch very well in Niushan Lake, but it was two times higher in Kuilei Lake. However, acoustic estimates included all fish, whereas the catch included only fish 45 cm(smaller ones were released). We were unable to determine the proper regression between acoustic target strength and fish length for the dominant fish species in the two lakes.     

海南万泉河口尖鳍鲤线粒体基因组测序与结构特征分析

为了解海南尖鳍鲤(Cyprinus acutidorsalis)线粒体基因组结构特征及其与鲤科(Cyprinidae)鱼类的进化关系,本文通过二代测序获得海南万泉河口尖鳍鲤线粒体基因组全序列,并对结构特征进行分析,结果显示具有典型的环状闭环双链分子,全长16581bp,碱基组成为A(31.96%)、G(15.69%)、C(27.53%)和T(24.82%),包含13个蛋白质编码基因(protein-codinggenes,PCGs)、2个r RNA基因、22个tRNA基因和1个可变控制区D环。对碱基含量分析发现尖鳍鲤的碱基组成中具有较高AT含量的偏向性,13个PCGs中有不少的偏好性密码子,如CGA(RSCU>3.506)、CCA(RSCU>2.208)等。除tRNA^Gln、tRNA^Ala、tRNA^Asn、tRNA^Cys、tRNA^Leu(CUN)、tRNA^Tyr、tRNA^Ser(UCN)、tRNA^Pro