Reproduction and Breeding (Mar 2022)

Studies on the artificial propagation of hybrid bream in brackish water

  • Dingbin Gong,
  • Min Tao,
  • Xueyan Wang,
  • Jiayi Liang,
  • Jingyun Yang,
  • Siyu Fan,
  • Tian Zhou,
  • Zijian Guo,
  • Shi Wang,
  • Fangzhou Hu,
  • Chenchen Tang,
  • Chun Zhang,
  • Ming Ma,
  • Yuequn Wang,
  • Shaojun Liu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 18 – 21

Abstract

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Hybrid bream (BBTB) is a high-quality bream derived from a hybrid lineage of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala, 2n ​= ​48, BSB, ♀) ​× ​topmouth culter (Culter alburnus, 2n ​= ​48, TC, ♂). In this study, to explore the laws of artificial propagation of BBTB in a brackish water environment, 150 pairs of BBTB with an average weight of 1000 ​g were selected as brood fish, and a successful artificial propagation experiment was carried out at the Freshwater Fish Nansha (Nanfan) Breeding Center (2‰–5‰ brackish water). The fertilization and hatching rate was 86% and 78%, respectively, and a total of 1 ​800 ​000 larvae were obtained. After 26 days of cultivation, 400 ​000 larvae survived, showing a survival rate of 22%. This study is of great significance regarding the basic theories and applications of fish genetics.

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