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Authors: Nazari, Rajab Mohammad¹; Sohrabnejad, Mehdi²; Ghomi, Mohammad Reza³

Source: Aquaculture Research, Volume 40, Number 9, June 2009 , pp. 1083-1088(6)

Abstract:

The objective of this work was to study the relationship between female size (weight) and variables of egg and larval stage of Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus. In this study, 19 female breeders were captured in Caspian Sea and fertilized by routine methods. Positive significant correlations (P<0.05) were established between female weight and ovulated eggs per female, time of second mitosis division and volume of yolk-sac at hatching. There was not significant correlation (r=0.33, P=0.161) between female weight and egg diameter. Female weight was not affected weight of larvae at hatching time (r=0.37, P=0.119), as well as larval length (r=−0.14, P=0.558) and larval weight at the end of the experiment (48 hours after first feeding) (r=0.16, P=0.491). Mortality rate during yolk-sac absorption was higher with increased female weight but their correlation was not significant (r=0.40, P=0.076). During the first feeding stage, mortality rate was 13.39% and there was no significant correlation between mortality rate in this period and female weight (r=−0.12, P=0.613). Conclusively, as a result female size influenced fecundity, time of second mitosis division and yolk-sac volume at hatching time without affecting mortality rate during yolk-sac absorption and first feeding stage in Persian sturgeon. Thus, smaller female broods do not cause more mortality than larger ones in larval production and they can be used in reproduction procedure.

Keywords: Persian sturgeon; Acipenser persicus; female size; larvae stage

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02202.x

Affiliations: 1: Rajaei Sturgeon Fish Farm, Sari, Iran 2: Department of Fisheries Sceinces, Tarbiat Modarres University, Noor, Iran 3: Department of Fisheries Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon, Tonekabon, Iran

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The effect of maternal size on larval characteristics of Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus