异鳔鳅年龄结构、生长特性与生活史类型

2010年10月至2011年7月在长江上游宜宾至江津江段采集405尾异鳔鳅鮀(Xenophysogobio boulengeri)样本。以耳石作为主要年龄鉴定材料,研究了异鳔鳅鮀的年龄结构和生长特征,采用模糊聚类分析法推断了异鳔鳅鮀的生活史类型。结果表明:长江上游异鳔鳅鮀由4个年龄组组成,其中优势年龄组为1～2龄(占83.70%);体长(L)与体重(W)关系为W=5×10-6L3.294 3(r2=0.941 3,n=405,F=6 040.22,P0.01),体长与耳石半径(R)的关系为L=0.000 8R2-0.168 4R+42.504(r2=0.836 5,n=399,F=399.20,P0.01);von Bertalanffy方程描述的生长方程为Lt=179.49(1-e-0.249 8(t+0.289 8))、Wt=133.18(1-e-0.249 8(t+0.289 8))3.294 3,体重生长拐点年龄为4.48龄;异鳔鳅鮀属于r-选择类型鱼类。当前长江上游异鳔鳅鮀群体生长特征较2001～2002年已发生变化,因此有必要采取保护措施。     

金沙江上游软刺裸裂尻鱼年龄和生长的研究

以2011年4～5月和2011年9～10月期间采集于金沙江上游的328尾软刺裸裂尻鱼Schizopygopsis malacanthus Herzenstein为材料,用微耳石鉴定年轮,对其年龄和生长进行研究,以期为进一步的鱼类生态学研究和资源保护提供依据.结果表明,微耳石上宽而暗的增长带与窄而透明的增长带交替出现,窄带与宽带交界处为年轮;体长与体重呈幂函数关系:W=0.00002L2.970;von Bertalanffy方程为:Lt=382.1067×(1-e-0.1058(t+0.1045)),Wt=949.0577×(1-e-0.1058(t +0.1045))2.970;体重生长拐点年龄为10.2龄,对应的体长和体重分别为253.4 mm、280.4 g.软刺裸裂尻鱼是裂腹鱼类中生长较慢、体型较小的种类,是对金沙江上游生态与环境适应的结果.     

大渡河流域黄石爬鮡的年龄与生长

2012年7月和2013年6月从大渡河支流脚木足河采集黄石爬(鱼兆)(Euchiloglanis kishinouyei)383尾,以脊椎骨作为主要年龄鉴定材料,对其年龄结构和生长特性进行了研究.黄石爬(鱼兆)体长92～190 mm,其中110 ～ 140mm个体占渔获物总量的74.41％;体重14.70 ～ 119.80 g,其中20～60 g个体占渔获物总量的84.86％;由3～ 13龄11个年龄组组成,5～8龄鱼占渔获物总量的84.07％;种群雌雄性比为1∶1.06.体长(L)与脊椎骨半径(Ro)回归方程为L=67.038+ 50.783Ro(n=325,R2=0.758,P＜ 0.01).雌雄个体体长和体重生长无显著差异,据体长(L,单位mm)与体重(W,单位g)关系式W=3×10-5L2.9279(n=383,R2=0.807 1,P＜0.01),黄石爬(鱼兆)为等速生长类型.据体长、体重生长方程Lt=208.42[1-e-0.089(t+1.20)]、Wt=184.82[1-e-0.089(t+1.20)]2.9279,体长和体重生长速度方程分别为dL/dt=18.549 4 e0089(t+ 1.20)和dW/dt=48.161 0 e-0.089(t+1.20)[1-e-0.089(t+ 1.20)] 1.9279,体长和体重生长加速度方程分别为d2L/dt2=-1.650 9 e-0.089(t+1.20)和d2W/dt2=4.286 3 e-0.089(t+1.20)[1-e-0.089(t+1.20)]0.9279[2.927 9 e-0.089(t+1.20)-1],黄石爬(鱼兆)属于生长缓慢,生命周期较长的鱼类.生长拐点年龄为10.87,落后于性成熟年龄(♀6龄,♂5龄),属于性成熟后生长仍然较快的类型.产卵群体主要以补充群体(5、6龄)和低龄剩余群体(7、8龄)为主,资源已经受到严重破坏,需加大保护力度.     

青海湖裸鲤生长特征的研究

对2002年5月—2003年7月采自青海湖的1174尾青海湖裸鲤样本年龄进行了耳石鉴定,并依据年龄推算了生长率。青海湖裸鲤体长与体重的关系为:W=0.000174×L2.4990(♀)、W=0.0000402×L2.7538(♂),雌、雄个体生长差异显著。其体长Von Bertalanffy生长方程为:Lt=551.9301(1-e-0.0711(t 0.3044))(♀),Lt=682.8688(1-e-0.0530(t 0.4240))(♂);体重Von Bertalanffy生长方程为:Wt=1237.3431(1-e-0.0711(t 0.3044))2.4990(♀),Wt=2567.3242×(1-e-0.0530(t 0.4240))2.7538(♂)。其雌、雄生长拐点分别为12.57龄和18.67龄。     

赤水河半(韰)年龄与生长

2011年7～12月在长江上游一级支流赤水河的赤水市河段采集371尾半(韰)Hemiculterella sauvagei样本,以堂片为年龄鉴定材料,对其年龄结构与生长特征进行了研究.结果表明:半(韰)鳞片的年轮结构呈普通疏密型,年轮特征显著,可用于年龄鉴定.半(韰)样本的体长主要分布在80～120 mm,占总数的86.8％;体重主要分布在5～25g,占总数的96.2％;年龄在.1～4龄,其中以2～3龄居多,共325尾,占总数的87.6％.体长和鳞径关系雌雄群体间无显著差异,其表达式为:L=39.522R +25.403;体长和体重关系雌雄群体间无明显差异,其表达式为:W=2×10-5L2.872;其生长属于等速增长类型,生长规律可以用Von Bertalanffy生长方程表示为:Lt=176.1[1-e-0.275(t+1.13)];Wt=59.54[1-e-0.275(t+1.13)]2.872;体重生长曲线的拐点为2.706龄,其对应的体长和体重分别为114.78 mm和17.41 g.为保护赤水河半(韰)的鱼类资源,应该加强对其捕捞的管理,限制网目的大小.     

巨须裂腹鱼年龄与生长的初步研究

巨须裂腹鱼(Schizothorax macropogon)是雅鲁藏布江的重要经济鱼类.作者利用2004～2006年在雅鲁藏布江水系收集的293尾样本,以背鳍条磨片作为主要鉴定年龄的材料,对西藏雅鲁藏布江巨须裂腹鱼种群进行了年龄结构和生长特性的研究.结果表明,巨须裂腹鱼的雅鲁藏布江种群由2～14龄和16龄共14个龄组组成.其中优势龄组为4～6龄(占74.85%).群体总性比为(♀:♂)=1:0.881.体长与体重的关系方程分别为:W♀=0.023L2.904(♀),W♂=0.018L2.962(♂),属于匀速生长类型.用von aertalanffy方程描述的生长方程分别为♀:Lt=65.676[1-e-0.053(t+3.305],Wt=4520.633[1-e-0.053(t+30305)]2.904;♂:Lt=49.622[1-e-0.074(t+4.017)],Wt=2034.481[1-e-0.074(t+4.017)]2.962.雌、雄个体生长的拐点年龄分别为16.6龄和10.7龄,对应的体长及体重分别为43.06 cm、1326.75 g(♀)和32.86 cm、600.31 g(♂).     

北盘江光唇裂腹鱼年龄结构、生长特征和生活史类型

光唇裂腹鱼(Schizothorax lissolabiatus)主要分布于珠江水系南北盘江、元江、澜沧江和怒江等。以2008-2009年在北盘江采集的261尾光唇裂腹鱼为材料,研究了光唇裂腹鱼的年龄和生长特征。选用鳞片作为年龄鉴定的主要材料,并结合主鳃盖骨、匙骨、背鳍条等材料,对光唇裂腹鱼个体进行了年龄鉴定。结果表明:这4种材料年龄鉴定结果趋于一致,吻合性高。光唇裂腹鱼体长与鳞径的最佳函数关系为线性函数L=20.202R+65.726,体长与体重的最佳拟合方程呈幂函数关系W=4×10-5L2.8208。Von Bertalanffy方程、Logistic方程、Gompertz方程均为光唇裂腹鱼拟合性较好的生长方程,并以Von Bertalan-ffy方程的拟合度最高;光唇裂腹鱼Von Bertalanffy生长方程为:Lt=475.51[1-e-0.138(t+1.1397)],Wt=1424.93[1-e-0.138(t+1.1397)]2.8208;体重生长拐点为6.37龄。1~4龄为光唇裂腹鱼生长的快速阶段,而5龄以上个体的生长速度明显降低。根据r-选择和k-选择的典型特征以及渐近体长(L∞)、渐近体...     

雅鲁藏布江下游弧唇裂腹鱼的年龄结构与生长特性

研究以采自雅鲁藏布江下游墨脱段的928尾弧唇裂腹鱼(Schizothorax curvilabiatus)为研究对象, 对耳石、脊椎骨和鳃盖骨三种年龄材料的准确性进行比较, 并对其种群年龄结构和生长特性进行研究。结果表明, 耳石是鉴定弧唇裂腹鱼最适合的年龄材料。弧唇裂腹鱼体长为48—508 mm, 体重为1.8—1898.9 g。体长体重关系式为W =2.279×10–5 SL 2.931。雌鱼最大年龄43龄, 雄鱼最大年龄23龄。von Bertalanffy生长方程为雌性: L_t= 590.2[1–e–0.096(t–0.282)], W_t=3016.8[1–e–0.096(t–0.282)]2.931; 雄性: L_t=575.3[1–e–0.090(t+0.011)], W_t=2798.9[1–e–0.090(t+0.011)]2.931。弧唇裂腹鱼雌性和雄性的拐点年龄分别为11.5龄和11.9龄。研究结果表明弧唇裂腹鱼生长缓慢、寿命较长, 为典型的K-对策选择者。随着雅鲁藏布江下游河流环境受到的人为干扰逐渐加大, 应从控制捕捞、栖息地保护和加强人工繁育等方面保护弧唇裂腹鱼的种群资源。     

光倒刺鲃的年龄与生长的初步研究

研究了光倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus hollandi)的年龄与生长规律,结果表明:光倒刺鲃鳞片年轮特征主要为疏密切割型。体长与鳞长呈直线相关L=44.44R-11.69,体重与体长呈指数函数相关W=0.0258L2.9125,4龄以前生长较快,生长指标高,体长指标高,体长和体重的相对增长率大,其生长规律可用Von Bertalanffy方程表达:Lt=67.3[1-e-0.2018(t-0.1338)],Wt=5441.44[1-e-0.2018(t-0.1338)]3。体重生长曲线的拐点位于t=5.678,拐点体长Lr=45.313cm,拐点体重Wr=1660.885g。光倒刺鲃雌性一般在3~4龄性成熟,雄鱼3龄时性成熟。     

长江上游圆筒吻鮈生长与食性

2010年7月-2012年7月逐月在长江上游宜宾至万州江段采集圆筒吻鮈(Rhinogobio cylindricus Günther)样本547尾,以耳石为主要年龄鉴定材料,对其年龄结构与生长特性进行了研究,并对肠道内含物进行了分析.结果表明:耳石优于其他年龄材料,鉴定成功率为93.7％;圆筒吻鮈样本由7个年龄组组成,其中以2～4龄为主(79.89％),体长(L)与体重(W)的关系式为W=8×10-6L2.977(r2=0.955,P＜O.01),体长(L)与耳石半径(R)关系式为L=8×10-4 R2.149(r2=0.945,P＜0.01);Von Bertalanffy生长方程表达式为Lt=389.37(1-e-0.177(t+0.739)),Wt =515.26(1-e-0.177(t+0.739))2.977;体重生长拐点年龄为ti =5.44龄;圆筒吻鮈全年摄食,主要食物为藻类、软体动物、水生昆虫等,从数量百分比看,藻类和软体动物居多(93.12％),从重量百分比看,藻类、软体动物、水生昆虫占主要(78.38％),为杂食性鱼类.与历史研究对比显示,圆筒吻鮈个体已出现小型化现象,但体重变化不大.对出现的过度捕捞状态,提出了合理的渔业资源保护建议.     

The growth ofOreochromis andersonii (Pisces: Cichlidae) from the Okavango Delta,Botswana, and a comparison of the scale and otolith methods of ageing

Synopsis Otoliths and scales were used for age and growth determination ofOreochromis andersonii from the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Marginal increment analysis showed that an annulus was formed in both the scales and otoliths during the dry summer period. Using scales, the growth ofO. andersonii was described by L_t = 285.27(1-e^{-0.26(t+2.02)}) mm SL and using otoliths by the equation L_t = 267.48(1-e^{-0.25(t+2.18)}) mm SL. Maximum age estimates of 10 years using scales and 13 years using otoliths were obtained and the growth curves were significantly different (p < 0.01). Age estimation using scales tended to over-emphasise growth inO. andersonii resulting in larger predicted lengths-at-age. For this reason, otoliths are considered to be more reliable and suitable than scales in determining the age and growth of this species.     

A new species of Barbine genus Sinocyclocheilus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Zuojiang River drainage in Guangxi, China

A new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus is described based on specimens collected from Zuojiang River drainage, Guangxi, China. The new species, named Sinocyclocheilus jinxiensis, is distinguished from all congeners by its vestigial eyes, short barbels, long pectoral fin, eight to nine branched dorsal-fin rays, last unbranched dorsal-fin ray soft with serrations on posterior edge of its lower part, and 38–41 lateral line scales.     

Age and growth characteristics of Schizopygopsis younghusbandi Regan, 1905 in the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet,China

To better understand the biology of Schizopygopsis younghusbandi Regan, 1905 and its relationship with management considerations, this study describes the relationships between otolith size and fish length and age, verifies annual periodicity of otolith annulus formation, and estimates the S. younghusbandi growth parameters. These age and growth characteristics were studied using 694 specimens collected from August 2008 to August 2009. Otoliths grew asymmetrically throughout the range of standard length (SL) studied, showing a clear pattern of alternating translucent and opaque bands. Marginal increment ration (MIR) analysis of specimens up to 6 years of age indicated that one opaque band and one translucent band were laid down each year. Maximum observed age was 17 years, corresponding to a female of 35.8 cm SL and 589.1 g body weight (BW). The SL‐BW relationship was described as BW = 1.122 × 10^?5 SL^3.030 for sexes combined. The von Bertalanffy growth function was used to model back‐calculated lengths as L_t = 338.4 (1?e^{?0.233 (t + 0.403)}) for males, and L_t = 433.9 (1?e^{?0.194 (t + 0.397)}) for females. Growth performance of S. younghusbandi was relatively higher than those of other Schizothoracinaes inhabiting the same river.     

Age,growth, reproduction and status of resource development of Ptychidio jordani,a critically endangered freshwater fish in the Hongshui River,China

The age, growth, reproduction and resource development status of Ptychidio jordani, as a critically endangered freshwater fish in the Hongshui River, China, was studied in this work. A total of 525 specimens were collected monthly using the cages and gillnets from October 2021 to September 2022 in the Hongshui River. The scale was used for age determination, and the maximum age for both female and male was estimated to be 5 years and 3 years, respectively. Female and male P. jordani showed different growth patterns, which were expressed as L_t = 261.3 (1-e^{−0.4885(t−0.1476)}) and L_t = 251.2 (1-e^{−0.4758(t+0.9643)}), respectively. The overall sex ratio was 1:0.47 (female:male). Female attained sex maturity at 2.34 years (192 mm body length). Month variation of the gonad somatic index indicated that the spawning period occurred from April to October. The absolute fecundity was estimated at 9046 ± 3434 eggs per individual, and the relative fecundity was 38.08 ± 15.77 eggs per gram. The exploitation rate of female and male was 0.233 and 0.495, which indicated that P. jordani was not overfishing. This study provided data on the key life-history traits of P. jordani, which has not been known previously and is essential for conservation strategy and policy development.     

Age and growth of the Black Sea turbot, Psetta maxima (Linneaus, 1758) (Pisces: Scophthalmidae), estimated by reading otoliths and by back-calculation

Age and growth of the Black Sea turbot, Psetta maxima, were determined from a total of 1445 individuals collected along the eastern Black Sea coast between 1990 and 1996. Age was estimated by interpreting growth rings in whole and broken sagittal otoliths. The former method underestimated the age over 5 years, and a maximum age of 11 years was observed by the latter. Marginal increment analysis clearly showed that a single annulus is formed in early summer each year. Growth in length differed between sexes, and females attained a larger size than males at the same age. No significant difference was found between the mean observed total length (TL), the back‐calculated TL derived from radius measurements and the TL estimated from otolith size–fish size relationship. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters estimated by the length‐at‐age data were: L_∞ = 96.24 cm; K = 0.119 year^?1; t₀ = ?0.01 year for the entire population.     

Age estimates derived from hard parts of swordfish Xiphias gladius from the north-western Mediterranean Sea

Accurate age estimates for fish are critical for properly understanding stock dynamics and health; this is particularly true for larger billfishes. Here we determined the most accurate aging estimation methods for swordfish (Xiphias gladius). We compared age estimates obtained from fin-ray sections, otolith sections, whole otoliths, and vertebrae collected from 87 swordfish off the east coast of Corsica. Age estimates from otolith sections were most consistently estimated across different readers (lowest average percentage error), followed by fin-ray sections, third vertebrae, and whole otoliths. When the age estimates from the otolith sections were compared with the other three age sclerochronological methods, we found the average percentage error to be lowest between the otolith section and fin-ray methods. However, age estimates from fin rays proved most useful for estimating swordfish younger than 6 years, as the fin ray-based age diverged from that of the otolith sections as the swordfish aged. Combining fin ray and otolith section techniques, we estimated the growth parameters of 1–12-year-old females (L_∞ = 259.412, k = 0.113, t₀ = −2.499) and 1–7-year-old males (L_∞ = 175.543, k = 0.202, t₀ = −2.239). We found that females grew significantly faster than males after 3 years and remained larger thereafter. Our calculated growth rates for this region of the north-western Mediterranean Sea were lower than those of the Atlantic, Pacific, and eastern Mediterranean Sea swordfish populations, and similar to growth rates recorded for the western Mediterranean Sea populations. Our study provides critical knowledge on biological-related parameters to serve as a guide for preserving the swordfish population in the Mediterranean Sea.     

New information on age and growth in length of Micromesistius australis,Norman 1937 (Pisces,Gadidae), in the South-West Atlantic

Summary Sagittal otoliths were used for age determination in 1121 specimens of Micromesistius australis, caught in waters of the South-West Atlantic during the cruises made by the ships Walther Herwig and Shinkai Maru in agreement with the Argentine Republic, during the years 1978 and 1978/1979, respectively. The interpretation of growth rings required the otoliths to undergo a paraffin wax embedding and cutting technique. The relations otolith length-fish length and fish length-half otolith width were linear. Thus, back calculations, when necessary, were made by a simple extrapolation. Numbers of males and females were nearly equal, resulting in a sex ratio of 1:1.09. Length frequencies and age distributions were calculated for each sex separately. A significant difference in growth between sexes was found, curves for each were derived. A linear, regression was made and the Von Bertalanffy equation estimated as: Lt=56.90 [1-e^{-0.1983 (t+1.84)}], in males, and Lt=60.08 [1-e^{-0.1769 (t+2.07)}] in females, with Lt in cm and t in years. For estimation of these equation parameters age groups 2–16 years in males and 2–22 years in females were taken into account. All theoretical Lt values and almost all observed lengths for females were greater than those of males in corresponding age groups. Previously published observations about M. australis on this subject, are not in agreement or only in partial accord with present results. These are discussed. Original photographs of otolith cross sections illustrating age determination methods are presented for the first time in age and growth studies of this species.     

Age and growth validation of the small spotted grunt Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1801) from the northwestern coast of the Arabian Sea of Oman

Age structure and growth parameters were determined for a population of small spotted grunt, Pomadasys commersonnii in the Arabian Sea. Small spotted grunt samples were collected monthly between September 2007 and August 2008 by beam trawl [40 mm cod‐end mesh size] surveys conducted along the Arabian Sea coast of Oman from Ras Al‐Had in the north to the Oman‐Yemen border in the south west of Salalah between latitudes 16^o 33′N and 22^o 21′N and longitude 53^o 09′ and 59^o 55′ E and from depths of 20 to 250 m respectively. Marginal increment analysis of the sagittal otolith confirmed the deposition of annual increments on transverse sections, validating this technique for age and growth studies. Fish size (Fork Length, FL) ranged between 33–78 cm and age of fish ranged between 2 and 14 years with 5–9 years old fish comprising the majority of the catch. Both males and female exhibited asymptotic patterns of growth and the combined growth curve for both sexes provided von Bertalanffy growth (VBG) parameters of L_∞ = 77.2 cm FL (≡83.8 cm Total Length), k = 0.232/y and t₀ = ?0.058 y. VBG parameters, derived from Length‐Frequency Distribution Analysis (LFA) using ELEFAN1, PROJMAT and SLCA, obtained similar values (average values for the 3 methods: L_∞ = 78.8 cm FL, k = 0.35/y and t₀ = ?0.64 y) to those obtained from otolith analysis. A strong linear relationship was observed between otolith weight and age, and although age residuals ±4 years was observed between sagittal otolith age and estimated age (depending on sex and otolith weight), the results indicated that otolith weight could be used as a rapid proxy to estimate age and derive VBG parameters. In conclusion, both otolith ageing and LFA methods provided similar L_∞ and k values and the average values derived from all 4 methods lies within the auximetric plot for the species providing confidence in the VBG parameters obtained for small spotted grunt in the Arabian Sea.     

Evaluating bony structures for ageing and growth parameters of Capoeta banarescui inhabiting the lower Melet River (Ordu,Turkey)

The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of bony structures for age determination. A total of 247 Capoeta banarescui individuals were analyzed. Fish were caught on the lower Melet River between July 2010 and October 2012. Sex ratio was 2.5 : 1. The specimens ranged from 8.1 to 21 cm in total length and 5.07 to 108.93 g in weight. Age determined from vertebrae, scales, asteriscus and lapillus otoliths were variable. The highest percent agreement (PA) (69.2%) and the lowest average percent error (APE) (4.24%) and coefficient of variation (CV) (8.71%) were obtained for vertebrae. Hence, it was determined that the vertebra is the most reliable ageing structure for C. banarescui in the lower Melet River. Females were age I–V years and males I–V years. The von Bertalanffy growth equation was established for females, males, and all individuals, respectively: L_t = 23.9 [1?e^{?0.22 (t+1.89)}], L_t = 21.8 [1?e^{?0.26 (t+1.58)}], L_t = 26.7 [1?e^{?0.17 (t+2.21)}].