[Objective] The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of breeding Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in paddy field in vertical distribution of sediment particles. [Method] Using chemically stable glass beads as t...[Objective] The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of breeding Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in paddy field in vertical distribution of sediment particles. [Method] Using chemically stable glass beads as tracers, the effects of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus bioturbation on the vertical distribution of sediment particles in paddy field were investigated, and the bioturbation role of benthic fish in the coupling process of benthic-pelagic interface was discussed. [Result] After ten days of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus bioturbation, 43.2% of the glass beads on the surface were transferred downwardly with the maximum distance of 7.5 cm, and the vertical transportation rate of sediment particles was 7.676×10-4g-1·cm-2·d-1. At a depth of 6 cm, 39.7% and 9.9% of the glass beads were respectively transferred upwards and downwards, to the maximum distanc of 4.5 cm and 5.1 cm, respectively; and the vertical transportation rates of sediment particles were 7.597×10-4g-1·cm-2·d-1 and 1.894×10-4g-1·cm-2·d-1, respectively. [Conclusion] Misgurnus anguillicaudatus bioturbation could promote the circulation and transformation of nutrients at water/soil interface through affecting the vertical distribution of sediment particles.展开更多
[Objective] The study was to immunohistochemical localize the endocrine cells from digestive tract of Misgurnus [ Method ] Using six gastrointestinal hormone antisera, the endocrine cells from digestive tract of M. an...[Objective] The study was to immunohistochemical localize the endocrine cells from digestive tract of Misgurnus [ Method ] Using six gastrointestinal hormone antisera, the endocrine cells from digestive tract of M. anguillicaudatus was localized. [ Result ]The 5-hydroxytryptamine immunoreactive（5-HT-IR） cells distribute in oesophagus, foregut and midgut; the distribution density was determined to be forepart of foregut 〉 oesophagus and hindpart of foregut 〉 gut, and the differences in the three density gradients reached significant level. Like PP-IR, SS-IR cells were observed mostly in oesophagus, followed by hindpart of foregut, least in forepart of foregut, but never found in gut and hindgut. The three kinds of immunocompetent cells Gas-IR, Glu-IR and SP-IR were not detected in each part of digestive tract. [ Conctusion] This study may provide basic data for studying the nutritional and digestive physiology, as well as the preparation of meridic diets for M. anguillicaudatus.展开更多
[Objective] The aim was to seek the optimal choice of hormones,induced temperature,and initial feed for cultivating loach.[Method] Different hormones were injected to Ioaches for artificial reproduction in water at di...[Objective] The aim was to seek the optimal choice of hormones,induced temperature,and initial feed for cultivating loach.[Method] Different hormones were injected to Ioaches for artificial reproduction in water at different temperatures.During cultivation,varied initial feeds were put in to explore the optimal choice of hormones,temperature and initial feed.[Result] According to the test,fecundity of female loach is directly proportional to gonad maturity,namely,the higher gonad maturity,the more fecundity.For example,for a female loach whose maturity coefficient was 24％,absolute and relative fecundity rates were 62 142 and 990.In contrast,for a female whose maturity coefficient was 9％,the rates were 18 207 and 367,respectively.The induced effect differs upon hormones and the test demonstrated that LRH-A2 is better in improving fertility rate compared with HCG.For example,the fertility rate in the group with HCG was 78.84 and in the group with LRH-A2 was 83.04％.It is notable that the mixture of the two at a certain ratio would enhance induced effect and the fertility rate can be as high as 89.17％.With temperature in a certain range,the higher temperature,the better induced effect.The test indicated that water temperature at （30±0.5） ℃ is an optimal one and the effect horizon is 6-8 h.In group 4,induced rate was 93.33％ and the fertility rate was 89.26％.The research indicated that the survival rate was the highest if wheel animalcule,dominated by Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus angularis,was taken as an initial feed,followed by artemia nauplii and corpuscule.In addition,loach fry in the group with yolk and wheel animalcule grew about 1.21 times than the group with only yolk,1.04 times than the group with only fairy shrimp,and 1.1 times than the group with fairy shrimp.[Conclusion] The research provides scientific references for scale loach farming.展开更多
Loach （Misgurnus anguillicaudatus） is a commercially important fish in China and an ideal aquaculture species. However, culturists experience high larval and juvenile mortality during mass production. To provide ins...Loach （Misgurnus anguillicaudatus） is a commercially important fish in China and an ideal aquaculture species. However, culturists experience high larval and juvenile mortality during mass production. To provide insight into ways to improve larviculture techniques, we describe the morphological characteristics and behavior of loach during the larval and early juvenile stages. Yolksae larvae ranged from 2.8 to 4.0 mm body length （BL） between days 0 to 4; preflexion larvae ranged from 3.6 to 5.5 mm BL between days 4 to 6; flexion larvae ranged from 4.8 to 8.1 mm BL between days 5 and 14; and post-flexion larvae ranged from 7. l to 15.7 mm BL between days 11 to 27; the minimum length and age of juveniles was 14.1 mm BL and 23 d, respectively. Loach are demersal from hatch through to the early juvenile stages. A suite of morphological characteristics （e.g., external gill filament and ventral mouth opening） and behavioral traits have developed to adapt to demersal living. We observed positive allometric growth in eye diameter, head length, head height, and pectoral fin length during the early larval stages, reflecting the priorities in the development of the organs essential for survival. Our results provide a basis for developing techniques to improve the survival of larval and juvenile loach during mass production.展开更多
Maggot meal was used to replace 0, 20% , 40% , 60% , 80% , 100% of the fish meal in the hasal feed, getting 6 kinds of feed with the same nitrogen content and equal energy （marked as group H0, H20, H40, H60, H80, H10...Maggot meal was used to replace 0, 20% , 40% , 60% , 80% , 100% of the fish meal in the hasal feed, getting 6 kinds of feed with the same nitrogen content and equal energy （marked as group H0, H20, H40, H60, H80, H100）, which were used to feed the Misgurnus anguillicaudatus （loach） for60 d. The effects of the fish meal replacement by maggot meal on the growth performance of M. anguiUicaudatus were studied by comparing the growth performances and body indica- tors of M. anguillicaudatus fed with different feed groups. The results showed that the final weight, weight gain rate, specific growth rate of the M. anguillicaudatus in group H40 showed no significant difference with the control P 〉0.05 ）, but was significantly higher than that of other groups P 〈0.05 ）. Moreover, except group H40, the feed coefficients of all other groups were significantly higher than that in control group （P 〈0.05 ）. The M. anguillicaudatus in group 1-140 had the highest condition factor and COR and the lowest viscera index, all of which showed significant differences with the other replacement groups （P 〈0.05） but the difference with the control group was not significant （P 〉 0.05）. Thus, a proportion of 40% of the fish meal replaced with maggot meal in the mixed feed for the M. anguilli- caudatus could improve the growth performance and physique indexes of M. anguillicaudatus.展开更多
Using the primers which specially amplify the conservative motif of Human SRYgene,we stud ied the PCR amplification of Sox genes in genomic DNA of two species of mud loach Misgurus anguillicau-datus and Paramisgurnus ...Using the primers which specially amplify the conservative motif of Human SRYgene,we stud ied the PCR amplification of Sox genes in genomic DNA of two species of mud loach Misgurus anguillicau-datus and Paramisgurnus dabryanus.Four bands with the length of 200,550,940 and 1000 bp respectively,were presented in the PCR products of Misgumus anguillicaudatus.Three bands with the length of 200,550 and 900 bp were presented in that of Paramisgumus dabryamus.Southern blotting results indicated that the 200 and 550 bp bands are specially positive.There is no difference between male and female individuals as well as between these two species.展开更多
At the end of 1982, Palmiter, Brinster et al. reported that mice of superb growth had been created through microinjection of a hybrid gene coding for rat growth hormone into the male pronuclei of mouse fertilized eggs...At the end of 1982, Palmiter, Brinster et al. reported that mice of superb growth had been created through microinjection of a hybrid gene coding for rat growth hormone into the male pronuclei of mouse fertilized eggs. This work ushered in a new approach to develop new breeds of domestic animals with a method of foreign gene trans-formation. We infer that fish, on a lower level of evolution in vertebrata,展开更多
Loach exhibit conspicuous drilling behaviors in the mud of shallow waters,yet their burrow morphology and the factors affecting this behavior have received little attention.We characterized the burrow morphology and w...Loach exhibit conspicuous drilling behaviors in the mud of shallow waters,yet their burrow morphology and the factors affecting this behavior have received little attention.We characterized the burrow morphology and water quality of the pond loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in three scenarios:in tanks without plants,tanks with the free-floating plant water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes,and tanks with water lettuce Pistia stratiotes.Water hyacinth effectively removed water TN,COD,NO3-N and NH4-N,and water lettuce removed water TP and NH4-N.Water hyacinth and water lettuce markedly reduced water turbidity and DO,increased TOC and EC.Water hyacinth purified water more effectively than water lettuce,providing a suitable habitat for loach feeding,living and burrowing.The burrow structures were V-shaped,Y-shaped,inverted L-shaped,or complicated dendritic networks composed of multiple V shapes.The hyacinth treatment was characterized by the greatest burrow volume,length,depth,and structural complexity,but the opening size was reduced by dense root mat coverage.Burrows in the water lettuce treatment were characterized by intermediate volume,length,branches and sinuosity,but they had the largest opening and pit size.The control treatment had a flat bottom with the smallest,shortest burrows.This study indicates that free-floating plants improve habitat suitability and change burrow morphology and may be used to improve loach breeding methods。展开更多
The effects of heavy metals Cd^(2+),Pb^(2+)and Zn^(2+)at 0.05,0.5 and 5.0 mg/L level and their interactions at 0.5 mg/L level on DNA damage in hepatopancreas of loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus for 1-35 days exposure ...The effects of heavy metals Cd^(2+),Pb^(2+)and Zn^(2+)at 0.05,0.5 and 5.0 mg/L level and their interactions at 0.5 mg/L level on DNA damage in hepatopancreas of loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus for 1-35 days exposure were examined by single cell gel electrophoresis(SCGE).For each test group,20 loaches with similar body size(5.17-7.99 g;11.79-13.21 cm)were selected and kept in aquaria with dechlori-nated water at(22±1)℃and fed a commercial diet every 48 h.According to the percentage of damaged DNA with tail and its TL/D(tail length to diameter of nucleus)value,the relationship between DNA damage degree and heavy metal dose and exposure time was determined.Results showed that the percentage of damaged DNA and the TL/D value were increased with the prolonged exposure time.The highest percentage(84.85%)of damaged DNA was shown in 5.0 mg/L Zn^(2+)group after 28 days exposure and the biggest TL/D value(2.50)in all treated groups after 35 days exposure.During the first treated week,the damnification of DNA was mainly recognized as the first level,after that time,the third damaged level was mostly observed and the percentage of damaged DNA was beyond 80%.The joint toxic effects among Cd^(2+),Pb^(2+)or Zn^(2+)revealed much complexity,but it generally displayed that the presence of Cd^(2+)could enhance the genotoxicity of Pb^(2+)or Zn^(2+).In conclusion,the results suggestedthattherewasasignificanttime-anddose-depended relationship between the heavy metal and DNA damage in hepatopancreas of loach,and SCGE could represent a useful means to evaluate the genotoxicity of environmental contamination on aquatic organisms.展开更多
The Sox genes of Misgurnus auguillicaudatus and Paramisgurnus dabryanuswere detected by PCR with two primer sets. The first primer set was specific to theconservative motif of human SRY gene. Four bands of 200, 550, 9...The Sox genes of Misgurnus auguillicaudatus and Paramisgurnus dabryanuswere detected by PCR with two primer sets. The first primer set was specific to theconservative motif of human SRY gene. Four bands of 200, 550, 940 and 1 000 hp andthree bands of 200, 550 and 900 bp were presented in the PCR products of M.Auguillicaudatus and P. Dabryanas, respectively. Results from Southern blottingindicated that the 200 and 550bp bands are positive. This study also used thedegenerate primer within the HMG-box. With the genomic DNA as template, fourbands were observed with the lengths of 220, 550, 700 and 1500 bp in P. Dabryanus; butfour bands of 220, 530, 570 and 1500hp in M. Auguillicaudatus. It is suggested that thelength divergence in PCR products were due to different sizes of nitrons in the HMG boxes. In addition no sex-specific band was found in these two species.展开更多
基金Supported by the Project of Talent Exploitation Foundation of Jilin ProvinceScientific and Technological Developing Scheme of Jilin Province(20060577)+5 种基金the Science and Technology Planning Project of Education Department of Jilin Province(200716920061132006117)High-level Overseas Returned Talents by Ministry of Personnel,Ministry of Personnelthe Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry(2005-546)Science Foundation for Young Teachers of Northeast Normal University(20050406)~~
文摘[Objective] The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of breeding Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in paddy field in vertical distribution of sediment particles. [Method] Using chemically stable glass beads as tracers, the effects of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus bioturbation on the vertical distribution of sediment particles in paddy field were investigated, and the bioturbation role of benthic fish in the coupling process of benthic-pelagic interface was discussed. [Result] After ten days of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus bioturbation, 43.2% of the glass beads on the surface were transferred downwardly with the maximum distance of 7.5 cm, and the vertical transportation rate of sediment particles was 7.676×10-4g-1·cm-2·d-1. At a depth of 6 cm, 39.7% and 9.9% of the glass beads were respectively transferred upwards and downwards, to the maximum distanc of 4.5 cm and 5.1 cm, respectively; and the vertical transportation rates of sediment particles were 7.597×10-4g-1·cm-2·d-1 and 1.894×10-4g-1·cm-2·d-1, respectively. [Conclusion] Misgurnus anguillicaudatus bioturbation could promote the circulation and transformation of nutrients at water/soil interface through affecting the vertical distribution of sediment particles.
基金Supported by Anhui Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Biology~~
文摘[Objective] The study was to immunohistochemical localize the endocrine cells from digestive tract of Misgurnus [ Method ] Using six gastrointestinal hormone antisera, the endocrine cells from digestive tract of M. anguillicaudatus was localized. [ Result ]The 5-hydroxytryptamine immunoreactive（5-HT-IR） cells distribute in oesophagus, foregut and midgut; the distribution density was determined to be forepart of foregut 〉 oesophagus and hindpart of foregut 〉 gut, and the differences in the three density gradients reached significant level. Like PP-IR, SS-IR cells were observed mostly in oesophagus, followed by hindpart of foregut, least in forepart of foregut, but never found in gut and hindgut. The three kinds of immunocompetent cells Gas-IR, Glu-IR and SP-IR were not detected in each part of digestive tract. [ Conctusion] This study may provide basic data for studying the nutritional and digestive physiology, as well as the preparation of meridic diets for M. anguillicaudatus.
文摘[Objective] The aim was to seek the optimal choice of hormones,induced temperature,and initial feed for cultivating loach.[Method] Different hormones were injected to Ioaches for artificial reproduction in water at different temperatures.During cultivation,varied initial feeds were put in to explore the optimal choice of hormones,temperature and initial feed.[Result] According to the test,fecundity of female loach is directly proportional to gonad maturity,namely,the higher gonad maturity,the more fecundity.For example,for a female loach whose maturity coefficient was 24％,absolute and relative fecundity rates were 62 142 and 990.In contrast,for a female whose maturity coefficient was 9％,the rates were 18 207 and 367,respectively.The induced effect differs upon hormones and the test demonstrated that LRH-A2 is better in improving fertility rate compared with HCG.For example,the fertility rate in the group with HCG was 78.84 and in the group with LRH-A2 was 83.04％.It is notable that the mixture of the two at a certain ratio would enhance induced effect and the fertility rate can be as high as 89.17％.With temperature in a certain range,the higher temperature,the better induced effect.The test indicated that water temperature at （30±0.5） ℃ is an optimal one and the effect horizon is 6-8 h.In group 4,induced rate was 93.33％ and the fertility rate was 89.26％.The research indicated that the survival rate was the highest if wheel animalcule,dominated by Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus angularis,was taken as an initial feed,followed by artemia nauplii and corpuscule.In addition,loach fry in the group with yolk and wheel animalcule grew about 1.21 times than the group with only yolk,1.04 times than the group with only fairy shrimp,and 1.1 times than the group with fairy shrimp.[Conclusion] The research provides scientific references for scale loach farming.
基金Supported by the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Huai’an(Nos.SN12100 and SN12101)the Construction of Innovation Carrier and Platform Project of Huai’an for the Key Laboratory of Sustainable Fisheries and Environmental Protection for Lakes of Northern Jiangsu(No.HAP201204)the Special Research Fund for Public Interest of MWR of China(No.201201028-02)
文摘Loach （Misgurnus anguillicaudatus） is a commercially important fish in China and an ideal aquaculture species. However, culturists experience high larval and juvenile mortality during mass production. To provide insight into ways to improve larviculture techniques, we describe the morphological characteristics and behavior of loach during the larval and early juvenile stages. Yolksae larvae ranged from 2.8 to 4.0 mm body length （BL） between days 0 to 4; preflexion larvae ranged from 3.6 to 5.5 mm BL between days 4 to 6; flexion larvae ranged from 4.8 to 8.1 mm BL between days 5 and 14; and post-flexion larvae ranged from 7. l to 15.7 mm BL between days 11 to 27; the minimum length and age of juveniles was 14.1 mm BL and 23 d, respectively. Loach are demersal from hatch through to the early juvenile stages. A suite of morphological characteristics （e.g., external gill filament and ventral mouth opening） and behavioral traits have developed to adapt to demersal living. We observed positive allometric growth in eye diameter, head length, head height, and pectoral fin length during the early larval stages, reflecting the priorities in the development of the organs essential for survival. Our results provide a basis for developing techniques to improve the survival of larval and juvenile loach during mass production.
基金Supported by the College Project of Xuzhou Vocational College of Bioengineering(2014B07)
文摘Maggot meal was used to replace 0, 20% , 40% , 60% , 80% , 100% of the fish meal in the hasal feed, getting 6 kinds of feed with the same nitrogen content and equal energy （marked as group H0, H20, H40, H60, H80, H100）, which were used to feed the Misgurnus anguillicaudatus （loach） for60 d. The effects of the fish meal replacement by maggot meal on the growth performance of M. anguiUicaudatus were studied by comparing the growth performances and body indica- tors of M. anguillicaudatus fed with different feed groups. The results showed that the final weight, weight gain rate, specific growth rate of the M. anguillicaudatus in group H40 showed no significant difference with the control P 〉0.05 ）, but was significantly higher than that of other groups P 〈0.05 ）. Moreover, except group H40, the feed coefficients of all other groups were significantly higher than that in control group （P 〈0.05 ）. The M. anguillicaudatus in group 1-140 had the highest condition factor and COR and the lowest viscera index, all of which showed significant differences with the other replacement groups （P 〈0.05） but the difference with the control group was not significant （P 〉 0.05）. Thus, a proportion of 40% of the fish meal replaced with maggot meal in the mixed feed for the M. anguilli- caudatus could improve the growth performance and physique indexes of M. anguillicaudatus.
文摘Using the primers which specially amplify the conservative motif of Human SRYgene,we stud ied the PCR amplification of Sox genes in genomic DNA of two species of mud loach Misgurus anguillicau-datus and Paramisgurnus dabryanus.Four bands with the length of 200,550,940 and 1000 bp respectively,were presented in the PCR products of Misgumus anguillicaudatus.Three bands with the length of 200,550 and 900 bp were presented in that of Paramisgumus dabryamus.Southern blotting results indicated that the 200 and 550 bp bands are specially positive.There is no difference between male and female individuals as well as between these two species.
基金Project supported by the Science Fund of Academia Sinica
文摘At the end of 1982, Palmiter, Brinster et al. reported that mice of superb growth had been created through microinjection of a hybrid gene coding for rat growth hormone into the male pronuclei of mouse fertilized eggs. This work ushered in a new approach to develop new breeds of domestic animals with a method of foreign gene trans-formation. We infer that fish, on a lower level of evolution in vertebrata,
基金This study was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Grant No.13ZR1427300)Spark Program of the state ministry of science and technology of China(2015GA680005).
文摘Loach exhibit conspicuous drilling behaviors in the mud of shallow waters,yet their burrow morphology and the factors affecting this behavior have received little attention.We characterized the burrow morphology and water quality of the pond loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in three scenarios:in tanks without plants,tanks with the free-floating plant water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes,and tanks with water lettuce Pistia stratiotes.Water hyacinth effectively removed water TN,COD,NO3-N and NH4-N,and water lettuce removed water TP and NH4-N.Water hyacinth and water lettuce markedly reduced water turbidity and DO,increased TOC and EC.Water hyacinth purified water more effectively than water lettuce,providing a suitable habitat for loach feeding,living and burrowing.The burrow structures were V-shaped,Y-shaped,inverted L-shaped,or complicated dendritic networks composed of multiple V shapes.The hyacinth treatment was characterized by the greatest burrow volume,length,depth,and structural complexity,but the opening size was reduced by dense root mat coverage.Burrows in the water lettuce treatment were characterized by intermediate volume,length,branches and sinuosity,but they had the largest opening and pit size.The control treatment had a flat bottom with the smallest,shortest burrows.This study indicates that free-floating plants improve habitat suitability and change burrow morphology and may be used to improve loach breeding methods。
基金This work was supported by the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education(02080)the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology,Institute of Hydrobiology,The Chinese Academy of Science(2002FB08).
文摘The effects of heavy metals Cd^(2+),Pb^(2+)and Zn^(2+)at 0.05,0.5 and 5.0 mg/L level and their interactions at 0.5 mg/L level on DNA damage in hepatopancreas of loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus for 1-35 days exposure were examined by single cell gel electrophoresis(SCGE).For each test group,20 loaches with similar body size(5.17-7.99 g;11.79-13.21 cm)were selected and kept in aquaria with dechlori-nated water at(22±1)℃and fed a commercial diet every 48 h.According to the percentage of damaged DNA with tail and its TL/D(tail length to diameter of nucleus)value,the relationship between DNA damage degree and heavy metal dose and exposure time was determined.Results showed that the percentage of damaged DNA and the TL/D value were increased with the prolonged exposure time.The highest percentage(84.85%)of damaged DNA was shown in 5.0 mg/L Zn^(2+)group after 28 days exposure and the biggest TL/D value(2.50)in all treated groups after 35 days exposure.During the first treated week,the damnification of DNA was mainly recognized as the first level,after that time,the third damaged level was mostly observed and the percentage of damaged DNA was beyond 80%.The joint toxic effects among Cd^(2+),Pb^(2+)or Zn^(2+)revealed much complexity,but it generally displayed that the presence of Cd^(2+)could enhance the genotoxicity of Pb^(2+)or Zn^(2+).In conclusion,the results suggestedthattherewasasignificanttime-anddose-depended relationship between the heavy metal and DNA damage in hepatopancreas of loach,and SCGE could represent a useful means to evaluate the genotoxicity of environmental contamination on aquatic organisms.
文摘The Sox genes of Misgurnus auguillicaudatus and Paramisgurnus dabryanuswere detected by PCR with two primer sets. The first primer set was specific to theconservative motif of human SRY gene. Four bands of 200, 550, 940 and 1 000 hp andthree bands of 200, 550 and 900 bp were presented in the PCR products of M.Auguillicaudatus and P. Dabryanas, respectively. Results from Southern blottingindicated that the 200 and 550bp bands are positive. This study also used thedegenerate primer within the HMG-box. With the genomic DNA as template, fourbands were observed with the lengths of 220, 550, 700 and 1500 bp in P. Dabryanus; butfour bands of 220, 530, 570 and 1500hp in M. Auguillicaudatus. It is suggested that thelength divergence in PCR products were due to different sizes of nitrons in the HMG boxes. In addition no sex-specific band was found in these two species.
