Characteristics of afferent activity of ampullary electroreceptors in catfish Parasilurus asotus

The spontaneous and evoked activity of electroreceptors were electrophysiologically studied. The results are:

黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus eupogon)不同生态地理分布群体遗传多样性的微卫星分析

利用40个黄颡鱼微卫星分子标记对吉林省月亮湖野生黄颡鱼(YL,30尾)、四川野生黄颡鱼(SC,30尾)、黑龙江省哈尔滨市松花江段黄颡鱼(SH,18尾)、湖北省荆州市长湖野生黄颡鱼子代(YY,30尾)及其亲本(QQ,30尾)、天津市换新国家级原良种场黄颡鱼1号(TJ,30尾)6个黄颡鱼群体的观测杂合度(Ho)、期望杂合度(He)、多态信息含量(PIC)和有效等位基因数(Ae)等进行了遗传检测,根据基因频率计算遗传相似系数和Nei氏标准遗传距离,x2检验估计Hardy-weinberg平衡,采用近交系数(FST)和基因流(Nm)分析群体的遗传分化及其来源.同时,使用PHYLIP3.63软件绘制基于Nei氏标准遗传距离的UPGMA进化树.6个群体共检测到5042个扩增片段,长度在150-650bp,40个基因座扩增出等位基因数从1-8个不等,共计143个等位基因,平均每个基因座扩增得到3.575个等位基因.结果显示:(1)6个黄颡鱼群体的多态性指标均适中,PIC在0.00-0.79之间,平均值为0.40、0.37、0.35、0.39、0.35和0.19,有效等位基因数(Ae)1.00-5.44个不等,平均有效等位基因数依次为2.05、2.30、1.93、2.07、1.93和1.47,无偏期望杂合度(He)在0.00-0.83之间,平均值为0.45、0.46、0.36、0.46、0.41和0.23;(2)遗传相似系数YY与QQ遗传相似度最高(0.9947),TJ与SC遗传相似系数最低(0.4846),聚类结果与地理分布呈一定相关性.     

不同水温下儿茶素EGCG在黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus vachelli)体内代谢动力学和肝消除研究

采用反相高效液相色谱-紫外检测法测定了黄颡鱼血浆、肝脏中儿茶素EGCG含量,并研究了不同水温(10℃和20℃)下EGCG在黄颡鱼体内代谢动力学和肝组织消除特征。结果表明,高温下黄颡鱼腹腔注射EGCG后体内吸收较快,T1/2ka为0.21h,T1/2α为2.07h,T1/2β为22.89h,AUC为5195.41μg·h/ml,Tp为0.95h,Cmax为257.75μg/ml;低温下分别为5.67h、9.53h、207.49h、17283.03μg·h/ml、12.56h和117.16μg/ml。同时在0.5、1、2、4、8、12、24、48、96h各时间点检测了肝脏组织中EGCG浓度,并计算得出高温下EGCG在肝组织中的T1/2β为24.15h,低温下肝组织中T1/2β为64.17h。对不同水温下代谢动力学和肝组织消除规律的研究表明,EGCG在黄颡鱼体内吸收、分布和消除速度与水温关系密切,高温下均较低温下迅速。     

Applications of generalized additive model (GAM) to satellite-derived variables and fishery data for prediction of fishery resources distributions in the Arabian Sea

This study aims to illustrate how remotely sensed oceanic variables and fishing operations data can be used to predict suitable habitat of fishery resources in Geographic Information System. We used sea surface height anomaly (SSHa), sea surface temperature (SST), chlorophyll concentration (CC), photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and fishing depth as predictor variables. Fishery data of Indian squid (Loligo spp.) and catfish (Tachysurus spp.) for study period (1998–2004) were segregated randomly to create training and validation. Catch was normalized into Catch per unit Effort (kg h^?1). Generalized additive modelling was performed on training data and then tested on validation data. Suitable ranges of SST, CC, SSHa and PAR for different species distributions were derived and integrated to predict their spatial distributions. Results indicated good match between predicted and actual catch. Monthly probability maps of predicted habitat areas coincide with high catch of the particular month for the study period.     

Impoundments facilitate a biological invasion: Dispersal and establishment of non-native armoured catfish Loricariichthys platymetopon (Isbrückler & Nijssen, 1979) in a neotropical river

Where dam construction eliminates natural barriers to fish movement between previously disconnected catchments then this presents an opportunity for the movement of species between previously discrete assemblages. Here, the movement of a non-native armoured catfish, Loricariichthys platymetopon, is detailed from its natural range in the lower Paraná River basin, Brazil, into its invasive range in the upper basin following construction of the Itaipu Dam. Its upstream dispersal into a major tributary, the Paranapanema River, is outlined, with focus on its establishment within hydroelectric dams. This case study thus provides further evidence of how river regulation can increase opportunities for biological invasions.     

南方鲇(Silurus meridionalis)幼鱼日粮中适宜常量营养素(蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物)需求量研究

采用混合试验中的Cornell均匀设计法研究了初始重为(2.0±0.0)g的南方鲇(Silurus meridionalis)幼鱼日粮中常量营养素(蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物)的适宜需求量。日粮中蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物梯度变化范围分别为33%—51%、3%—18%和24%—33%, 试验周期为40d。试验结果表明, 试验日粮中3种常量营养素含量对南方鲇幼鱼成活率没有显著影响(P>0.05)。当日粮蛋白质水平≤45%时, 其特定生长率随着日粮蛋白质水平上升而增加。当日粮脂肪水平≤9%时, 其特定生长率随着日粮脂肪水平上升而增加; 但当日粮中脂肪含量≥12%时, 鱼体和肝脏脂肪含量显著上升, 肝细胞脂肪变性明显。33%碳水化合物日粮组鱼特定生长率较24%、27%和30%组鱼显著降低, 同时鱼体和肝脏糖原含量显著增加(P<0.05)。试验表明, 南方鲇幼鱼日粮蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物3种常量营养素的适宜需求量分别为45%、9%和≤30%。日粮总能约为19.0kJ/g。     

The biology of the catfish Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Plotosidae) in an Australian estuary

This paper describes the age structure, growth, diet and aspects of gonadal development in the cobbler, Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Valenciennes), in the large Swan estuary in south-western Australia between August 1982 and June 1984. Analysis of otolith annuli showed that while the 0+ to 3+ age classes were regularly represented in monthly samples, the 4+ and more particularly the 5+ and 6+ were much less abundant. The weighted means for the back calculated lengths at the end of the first to fourth years of life were 181 mm (≡ 26 g), 314 mm (≡ 156 g), 418 mm (≡ 410 g) and 518 mm (≡ 833 g) respectively. The mean length at the end of the second year of life was similar to the minimum legal size for capture by commercial fishermen (320 mm). The von Bertlanffy growth curve calculated from the back calculated lengths was L_t = 917 [1 − e^{−0·20(t + 0·11)}]. The relative weight of mulluscs, crustaceans and polychaetes in the intestine varied markedly between small and large fish, apparently reflecting differences in the size of these prey. The large mean diameter of mature eggs ( ) was correlated with a low mean absolute fecundity (2078). Trends shown by egg size, gonadosomatic index and time of appearance of spent females indicate that spawning takes place between October and December. The attainment of sexual maturity is both age- and size-dependent. Although sexually maturing and occasionally spent fish were found in the lower estuary, meristic values, commercial catch statistics and other data indicate that the cobbler found in the Swan estuary are part of a population which typically spawns at sea.     

斑鮰Ictalurus punctatus(Rafinesque)在贫困区高产养成试验

本文报导了从1990年3月10日—11月12日,在山东省临朐县进行的斑鮰养成试验。该试验除使用鲤鱼用配合颗粒饲料外,均采用传统的饲养方法;适时、适量冲换新水;一冬令鱼种规格、数量和种间搭配比例适宜;饲料按“四定”措施,历经247天的饲养通过验收、鉴定,亩净获斑鮰266公斤,花、白鲢206.5公斤,其它29.8公斤,合计502.3公斤/亩。其中,斑鮰占53％,成活率94.9％。为山东省的坑塘、涝洼地和水库网箱、湖泊、网围增添了新品种,也为淡水创汇渔业奠定了基础。     

RHOPORHYNCHUS LINI N.G.N.SP.(BUCEPHALIDAE: BUCEPHALINAE) FROM THE SWIM BLADDER OF YELLOW CATFISH, PSEUDOBAGRUS FULVIDRACO

INTRODUCTIONThesPeciesofthebolyBucephalidaePoche,l9o7inChinawasfirstreportedbyTseng(l93o).Sincethen,72sPeciesbelongingto17generahavebeende.ribed1).Duringtheperiodfrom1992to1995,allbucephalidspecimensdepositedinthelnstituteofHydrObiologyoftheChineseAcademyofScienceswereexaminedbythepresentau-thors.Fourspecimenscollectedfromyellowcatfish,PsewhbguMtheatJiujiangTmofNanhaiCounty,GuangdongProvinceinChinahyDr.MuenLininl956werefoundtobeunidentified.CarefulobservationsoflhesPecimensindic…     

Effects of waterborne nitrite onphase I–II biotransformation in channel catfish(Ictalurus punctatus)

The effects of waterborne nitrite (3 mg/l NO₂) on channel catfish were studied to evaluate changes in hematological parameters and phase I–II biotransformation in liver slices. Nitrite-exposed fish had significantly higher methemoglobin, blood and liver nitrite, and significantly lower pO₂ than control fish. Total phase I-mediated metabolism of 7-ethoxycoumarin (EC) was not altered in nitrite-exposed fish compared with control fish (291±43 and 312±20 pmol/mg/h, respectively). However, phase II glucuronosyltransferase-mediated metabolism of 7-hydroxycoumarin (HC), both as a phase I metabolite of EC and as a parent substrate, was elevated in nitrite-exposed fish (204±17 and 1007±103 pmol/mg/h, respectively) as compared to control fish (149±14 and 735±87 pmol/mg/h) (P<0.05). Sulfotransferase-mediated metabolism of HC (as a metabolite of EC and as a parent substrate) was not notably altered in nitrite-exposed fish (95±16 and 617±33 pmol/mg protein/h, respectively) as compared with control fish (118±24 and 575±55 pmol/mg/h, respectively). These studies indicate that in vivo nitrite exposure and associated changes in hematological parameters do not appear to affect hepatic phase I EC biotransformation in channel catfish. However, subtle but significant changes in phase II glucuronidation, but not sulfation activity, were observed. The mechanism of these alterations is unclear. However, the data suggest that environmentally realistic concentrations of nitrite may affect the dynamics of conjugative metabolism in exposed fish.