Morphological and functional development of Japanese flounder in early life stage.

Onset and development of cannibalistic and schooling behavior in the early life stages of Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis

“…However, relative swimming speed steadily increased from the flexion stage to the end of the study. Swimming speed of Pacific bluefin tuna larvae was similar to that of other scombrid larvae at similar body sizes (chub mackerel Scomber japonicus; Nakayama et al, 2007), and was faster than those of comparable size larvae of non-migratory species, such as Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus (Fukuhara, 1986) and red drum Sciaenops ocellatus (Smith and Fuiman, 2004). Also, juvenile relative swimming speed was comparable to migratory species juveniles, such as chub mackerel (Masuda et al, 2002), yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata (Sakakura and Tsukamoto, 1998), jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus (Masuda, 2006), and Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus (Masuda 2009).…”

“…Often our understanding of the natural history and ecology of wild fish, especially at the larval and early juvenile stage is poor, thus we are at a disadvantage when developing protocols and culture technology (Brown et al, 1997). Behavioral development is the key to understand the ecology of fish larvae and juveniles in relation to morphological development and organogenesis (Fukuhara, 1986). Therefore, many studies had been focused on the relation between the development of sensory organs and behavioral development in teleosts to investigate their early life histories (Blaxter, 1986).…”

Larval development and behavior in early life stages of black sea bream reared in the laboratory.

“…Reduction of growth and swimming activity were usually observed for unfed fish larvae after yolk absorption, [17][18][19] emphasizing the critical point asso- The sequence of development in various organs after yolk absorption is represented in Fig. 13.…”

Early development and allometric growth patterns of rheophilic cyprinid common dace Leuciscus leuciscus (Cyprinidae: Leuciscinae)

“…The present study presents a comprehensive staging series for intensive reared common dace from hatching to metamorphosis, describes their morphological development based on easily recognizable external characteristics of the body, and evaluates the growth patterns of body segments. This type of data will provide insight into possible functional trends and environmental preferences of different developmental stages, establishing a reference for its normal development that might be useful for evaluating the suitability and quality of artificially reared fish for restocking purposes (Fukuhara 1986;Koumoundouros et al 1999Koumoundouros et al , 2001Choo and Liew 2006). The acquired data might also constitute a baseline for additional studies on morphology, anatomy, ecophysiology, and behaviour of young common dace.…”