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Effect of water temperature and light intensity on swim bladder inflation and growth of red sea bream Pagrus major larvae

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This study aimed to examine the effect of different water temperatures and light intensities on swim bladder inflation (SBI) and growth of red sea bream Pagrus major larvae to improve rearing techniques for this species. Two sets of experiments were conducted: different rearing temperatures were used in experiment 1 (19, 21, 23, and 25 °C), and different light intensities in experiment 2 (250, 1000, 4000, and 16,000 lx). Water temperature did not affect SBI frequency, but SBI initiation was accelerated at higher temperature, i.e., it was initiated on 3 days post-hatching (dph) at 25 °C and on 6 dph at 19 °C, suggesting that the promotion period for SBI, which needs a surface skimmer to be  run, also accelerated with increasing temperature in red sea bream larviculture. A higher temperature also significantly promoted larval growth, although the notochord of larvae at SBI initiation was shorter at higher temperatures. Light intensity had no effect on either the initiation or the frequency of SBI. However, light intensity of 250 lx significantly reduced early larval growth compared to light intensities higher than 1000 lx. These results indicate that light at an intensity greater than 1000 lx at the water surface is suitable for the early larviculture of red sea bream.

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This study was partly supported by the SATREPS program Comparative Studies of the Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Two Tuna Species for the Sustainable Use of these Resources, of the Japan Science and Technology Agency and Japan International Cooperation Agency.

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  1. Oshima Station, Aquaculture Research Institute of Kindai University, Wakayama, 649-3633, Japan

    Tomoki Honryo, Michio Kurata & Yoshifumi Sawada

  2. Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama, Panama City, 0819-05850, Republic of Panama

    Dario Sandval & Amado Cano

  3. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, 631-8505, Japan

    Saki Yamao

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Honryo, T., Kurata, M., Sandval, D. et al. Effect of water temperature and light intensity on swim bladder inflation and growth of red sea bream Pagrus major larvae. Fish Sci 84, 553–562 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-018-1194-5

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