Body and brood sizes of Tenagomysis spp. (Crustacea: Mysida) in southern estuaries in New Zealand

Mysids form a large biomass and mediate the benthic–pelagic coupling of numerous estuaries in southern New Zealand. An intra-annual (2011–2012) field survey in the breeding seasons (i.e. austral spring followed by summer) of mysids Tenagomysis chiltoni and Tenagomysis novaezealandiae, examining the body and brood sizes, was conducted. Samples were collected from six open and eight intermittently open/closed estuaries along the Otago coastline. Brood size of gravid females of T. chiltoni was not significantly related to their body size. Brood size of gravid females of T. novaezealandiae showed a significantly positive relationship with body size in spring but not in summer. It appears that brood size of gravid mysids do not always necessarily depend on body size, but may be influenced by breeding season (e.g. spring) and estuarine typology (e.g. intermittently open/closed).     

三门湾蓝点马鲛产卵群体结构和个体生殖力

本文据1986年3—5月的调查资料研究了浙江三门湾蓝点马鲛生殖群体的叉长、体重、年龄组成、性比、性成熟系数、产卵类型、个体繁殖力及它们间的相互关系等,讨论了三门湾繁殖场蓝点马鲛的资源状况及资源保护措施。     

饵料对安氏伪镖水蚤生殖力的影响

分别用亚心形扁藻Platymonas subcordiformis、球等鞭金藻Isochrysisgalbans、亚历山大藻Alexandriumspp.、新月菱形藻Nitzschiaclosterium、赤潮异弯藻Heterosigmaakashiwo为饵料,研究安氏伪镖水蚤Pseudodiaptomusannandalei(Sewell,1919)的产幼量,在产幼期间,日平均产幼量分别为14.5、15.0、10.1、9.2和9.9个·d-1,平均持续产幼天数分别为12.0、9.0、12.6、7.7和3.1d。以日平均产幼数和持续产幼天数的乘积作为综合指标进行分析,结果表明亚心形扁藻综合指标值最大,但与亚历山大藻和球等鞭金藻之间无显著差异,亚心形扁藻和球等鞭金藻的差异显著高于赤潮异弯藻和新月菱形藻。赤潮异弯藻和新月菱形藻之间无显著差异。对安氏伪镖水蚤的日平均产幼量和平均持续产幼天数进行回归分析,得出一直线回归方程y=8.357 0.385x(p<0.0030),日平均产幼量和平均持续产幼天数有显著的正相关,表明优良的饵料不仅能提高安氏伪镖水蚤的日平均产幼量,而且能延长产幼期,说明饵料质量可显著地影响安氏伪镖水蚤的生殖力。     

阿根廷滑柔鱼(Illex argentinus)雌性成熟个体的有效繁殖力及有效生殖投入

为掌握阿根廷滑柔鱼繁殖特性,根据2021年在西南大西洋公海采集到的阿根廷滑柔鱼样本进行计数和分析雌性成熟个体有效繁殖力,并利用能量密度测定技术测定分析其有效生殖投入。结果显示,阿根廷滑柔鱼雌性成熟个体的平均胴长为(244.90±16.36) mm,平均体质量为(295.16±64.85) g。雌性成熟个体的有效繁殖力为24 363～102 633粒卵母细胞,平均有效繁殖力为(63 158.49±16 782.00)粒卵母细胞;卵子能量密度值为25.01～26.09kJ/g,平均值为(25.71±0.25)k J/g;有效生殖投入为219.80～817.06 kJ,平均有效生殖投入为(465.02±158.71)kJ。在功能性成熟期,雌性个体的有效繁殖力和有效生殖投入均达到最大值。然而,自成熟度Ⅳ期至Ⅵ期,卵子能量密度值、体质量相对有效繁殖力、体质量相对有效生殖投入均没有显著差异。同时,混合模型结果显示,雌性成熟个体的有效繁殖力和有效生殖投入均随着体质量增加显著增大,但与个体体征没有显著相关性。结果表明,阿根廷滑柔鱼雌性成熟个体的有效繁殖力和有效生殖投入均与成熟体型大小密切相关,然而不同...     

Reproduction of the intertidal barnacle Balanus glandula along an estuarine gradient

The barnacle Balanus glandula is predominantly an open coast species in the Northeast Pacific. However, B. glandula densely inhabits estuaries where environmental conditions such as salinity and temperature drastically differ from the open coast. The increased variability of environmental conditions within an estuary can potentially affect spatial patterns of reproduction in B. glandula . I examined gonad maturity, reproductive periodicity and fecundity, and then calculated reproductive output in B. glandula populations distributed along an estuarine gradient. Results indicated that reproductive output of this intertidal barnacle decreased four times over a spatial scale of kilometers, as a transition occurred from a marine to a freshwater habitat along an estuarine gradient. Additionally, a higher proportion of the population had well-developed gonads in the oceanic end of the estuary compared to the riverine end. These results indicate how reproductive pattern can significantly vary over a spatial scale of kilometers, resulting in site-specific contributions of offspring to the larval pool.     

Reproductive biology of Ilisha elongata (Teleostei: Pristigasteridae) in Ariake Sound,Japan: Implications for estuarine fish conservation in Asia

Elongate ilisha (Ilisha enlongata) is a commercially important species that contributes to clupeoid fisheries in Asian countries. In the present study, the reproductive biology of I. elongata in Ariake Sound, Japan is determined for the first time. Six maturity stages were described using ovarian and testicular histology throughout the annual cycle. The spawning season in Ariake Sound lasts from May to July, with peak spawning activity in May and June. Age at first maturity was estimated to be 2 years, with a few exceptions of 1 year in well-developed males. Ovaries that contained both tertiary yolk oocytes and postovulatory follicles occurred from late May to late July, indicating that I. elongata is a multiple spawner. The size–frequency distribution of oocytes provided evidence for its multiple spawning and accuracy of the fecundity estimates. The batch fecundity of this species was estimated at between 22,200 and 270,900 eggs per individual, increasing with age between two and six years. The present findings on the reproductive strategy of I. elongata in Ariake Sound are generally consistent with those in temperate or subtropical populations, but quite different from those of tropical population where first maturation occurs around 200 days and life spans are shorter, with a maximum age less than 3 years. The conservation implications of this reproductive strategy in a harsh, variable environment in Asian countries are also discussed.     

黑鱾卵巢发育的组织学研究

采用形态解剖学和石蜡组织切片方法,对黑鱾(Girella leonina)卵巢发育周期中各个时期卵母细胞的形态及组织学特征进行了研究.在此期间共采集到雌性黑鱾样本165尾,按照各个时相形态特征和卵巢周年变化情况,黑鱾卵子发生分为6个时相,卵巢发育分为6个时期.周年观察发现,8~10月大部分鱼卵巢处于Ⅱ期;9月至翌年3月进入Ⅲ期,从1月份开始,卵母细胞内出现卵黄颗粒;翌年3~4月黑鱾卵巢进入Ⅳ期,并在4月发育至V期并开始排卵,排卵后一直到当年7月,卵巢退化吸收进入Ⅵ期,随后又回复至Ⅱ期.黑鱾在3周龄达到性成熟,性腺指数低,V期卵巢时平均为2.61%,每尾雌鱼绝对怀卵量仅有5×104~10×104粒,相对怀卵量为4 026粒/克(体重).黑鱾属于分批产卵类型鱼类,一年一次性成熟.