Sexual size dimorphism and female individual fecundity of<i>Silurus asotus</i>and<i>Clarias fuscus</i>

Xiaoli, 樊晓丽 Fan; Zhihua, 林植华 Lin; Xianlong, 丁先龙 Ding; Jifeng, 朱吉峰 Zhu

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“…Local characteristics D 7-9 , D 8-9 , and D 9-10 of male H. labeo were larger than those of females, and the difference between the two sexes was that the male H. labeo in the Ganjiang River had a larger caudal peduncle, similar to that of H. maculatus [18], Odontobutis obscurus [50], and catfish (Clarias fuscus) [51]. It is speculated that males have faster locomotion and explosive swimming abilities compared to females, such as steering ability, which is important for chasing females when breeding, cooperating with their egg-laying behavior to achieve reproductive success, and is also conducive to nesting and fighting behavior.…”

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Sexual Dimorphism and Discrimination of Barbel Steed (Hemibarbus labeo) in the Jinhe River, China: An Indicator of Habitat Status

Tuo

Xiao

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Sex identification is linked to sexual dimorphism and is an important study issue in fish biology and aquaculture. However, owing to the unmarked sexual heteromorphism between adult Hemibarbus labeo, it is often difficult to distinguish their sex by visual observation. This study aimed to find a simple and reliable morphometric criterion for the sex identification of H. labeo using discriminant models. Forty-two morphometric traits of sixty-eight H. labeo individuals collected from the Jinhe River were measured, and 41 standardized features were calculated and analyzed. Eight trait variables from 41 standardized attributes were screened using stepwise discriminant analysis. The total classification accuracy of the model was 95.59%. Twelve standardized features significantly differed between male and female H. labeo individuals (p < 0.05). The condition factor, body height, dorsal fin coxal length, the distance between the pelvic and anal fins, and body length were significantly greater in females than in males (p < 0.05), suggesting that females of H. labeo in the Jinhe River were plumper than males, with a larger body size, but a smaller caudal peduncle. These results implied that the sex identification of H. labeo can be performed using the discriminant equation established in this study. This study provides a theoretical basis for endangered fish species protection and their artificial propagation.

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