池养罗氏沼虾性二型的研究

取性成熟期罗氏沼虾129尾(其中雌虾65尾,雄虾64尾),测定了额角长、头胸甲长、头胸甲宽、头胸甲高、腹长、体长、全长、第二步足长和体质量等9个性状参数,对雌、雄罗氏沼虾的性二型进行了比较研究。经独立样本t-检验,性成熟雄性体长和体质量均极显著大于雌性(P0.01),雌、雄罗氏沼虾的头胸甲长、头胸甲宽、头胸甲高、腹长、第二步足长和体长的性二型指数均大于1,说明罗氏沼虾属于雄性大于雌性的虾类。协方差分析结果表明:除了额角长在两性间的差异无统计学意义(F=1.279,P=0.260)以外,头胸甲长、头胸甲宽、头胸甲高、腹长和第二步足长在两性间的差异达到了极显著水平(P0.01)。雄性的头胸甲长、头胸甲宽、头胸甲高和第二步足长随体长的生长速率大于雌性;而腹长随体长的生长速率小于雌性。性选择使得雄性拥有较大的体型和第二步足,以确保其在生殖竞争中可以有效战胜竞争者,提高交配成功率。     

罗氏沼虾抗病选育群体的抗病性能及其遗传多样性分析

为深入了解罗氏沼虾抗病选育群体的抗病力和遗传信息,通过人工注射溶藻弧菌感染16个罗氏沼虾选育群体,并利用微卫星分子标记对选育群体进行遗传结构分析。结果显示,16个选育群体抗溶藻弧菌感染能力存在明显差别,并从中鉴定出抗病力强的群体3个(SCR11-6、SCR11-11和SCR11-16),其在感染溶藻弧菌感染后的成活率达80%;抗病力比较强的群体7个;抗病力一般的群体4个,成活率为65%～70%;抗病力差的群体2个,成活率为35%～50%。8对微卫星引物共检测到53个等位基因,每对引物的等位基因数为5～9个,平均为6.625个,多态信息含量(PIC)为0.629 4～0.829 4,平均为0.732 3。16个群体的平均PIC为0.493 2～0.695 6,平均观测杂合度为0.506 2～0.651 3,平均期望杂合度为0.551 9～0.733 2,遗传相似系数平均为0.655 2,遗传距离平均为0.434 4。并对DP和SP两群体罗氏沼虾个体扩增出的差异条带进行统计,分析其与罗氏沼虾抗病性状的相关性。结果表明,5个微卫星位点SUGbp8-103b、SUGbp8-101c、MRMB11、SUGbp8-137和MRMC2分别在203、263、185、335和96 bp等位基因与罗氏沼虾抗病性状存在一定的相关性,其中,位点MRMB11在185 bp等位基因跟抗病性有极显著的正相关性,相关系数为0.282。研究表明,16个选育群体中有4个群体的抗病力较强,同时与其它12个选育群体相比,这4个群体遗传多样性也比较丰富,这些罗氏沼虾群体的筛选为罗氏沼虾抗病新品种的培育奠定了重要基础。     

罗氏沼虾浙江养殖群体与缅甸自然群体遗传差异的RAPD分析

利用随机扩增多态DNA(RAPD)技术，对浙江省罗氏沼虾养殖群体和新引进的缅甸自然群体的遗传差异进行了比较分析，以期从分子水平了解罗氏沼虾的种群遗传多样性背景及与引种的关系。采用经筛选的22个10bp的随机引物对罗氏沼虾两群体各20尾进行群体RAPD分析。22个引物共检测到139个位点。养殖群体的多态位点比例为30．22％，群体平均杂合度为0．2646，Shannon多样性指数为0．0780，群体内各个体之间的遗传共享度为0．9353，遗传距离为0．0647；自然群体的多态位点比例为33．81％，群体的平均杂合度和Shannon多样性指数分别为0．2888和0．0940，群体内各个体之间的遗传共享度为0．9201，遗传距离为0．0799；两群体之间的遗传距离为0．1845。自然群体的遗传多样性水平比养殖群体要高。利用随机引物S9和S52，在罗氏沼虾两群体间扩增出2条稳定、明显的群体间特异性标记带。     

朱春华:全雄性罗氏沼虾已选育到第五代

<正>罗氏沼虾俗称大头虾,又名马来西亚大虾、淡水长臂大虾,是一种大型淡水虾,原产东南亚。广东海洋大学海洋生物研究基地朱春华教授自1994年开始,便致力于罗氏沼虾种苗培育技术研究,近些年他带领的技术团队在全雄性罗氏沼虾研究领域有了突破性进展。由于罗氏沼虾雄性与雌性之间存在较大差异,雄虾生长速度较雌虾快,所以选育罗氏沼虾优良品种,开展全雄性罗氏沼虾育苗具有很大的研究价值和     

洪泽湖日本沼虾 9 个野生群体遗传多样性微卫星分析

利用微卫星标记分析了洪泽湖避风港、蒋坝、鲍集等9个日本沼虾(Macrobrachium nipponense)野生群体的遗传多样性。结果表明,8个微卫星位点呈现高度多态性;每个群体中至少有5个位点显示杂合不足,显著偏离了Hardy-Weinberg平衡;9个日本沼虾野生群体均表现出较高的遗传多样性水平,洪泽湖中、东部避风港和蒋坝等群体遗传多样性高于西部鲍集和界集群体。突变-漂移平衡分析表明,洪泽湖日本沼虾群体部分位点杂合显著过剩,表明洪泽湖日本沼虾群体部分位点偏离了突变-漂移平衡,但近期没有经历过瓶颈效应,群体数量也没有下降。群体间F-统计量及AMOVA分析表明,群体遗传分化极显著(F ST=0.0643,P0.01);基于D A遗传距离构建的NJ和UPGMA聚类树均显示,地理位置相邻的群体聚在一起。结论认为,洪泽湖日本沼虾群体具有丰富的遗传多样性,在洪泽湖地区建立日本沼虾种质资源自然保护区,可以更好地有效保护洪泽湖水域的日本沼虾种质资源。     

罗氏沼虾大规模家系构建与培育技术研究

为建立罗氏沼虾育种项目,2006年利用罗氏沼虾3个群体,通过巢式交配设计,实现了大规模构建罗氏沼虾父系半同胞家系。实验中,每箱放置亲虾1雄5雌,按交配设计共布置100个交尾网箱;通过对培育条件及幼体数量的标准化,使每个家系在幼体培育的各个阶段的条件尽量保持一致,减少由于条件不一致造成的家系间的环境偏差。结果显示,500尾雌虾抱卵虾为271尾,亲虾抱卵率平均为54.2%,且每个网箱出现两尾以上抱卵虾的网箱数为92个,占全部网箱数的92%;通过标准化培育,最终建立了123个家系,其中含有父系半同胞家系37个。本试验结果为建立罗氏沼虾全同胞和半同胞家系提供了依据。     

罗氏沼虾缅甸野生群体和浙江养殖群体的遗传多样性比较

采用形态学方法、同工酶电泳技术和DNA分析方法对罗氏沼虾(Macrobrachium rosenbergii DeMan)缅甸野生群体(BNP种群)和浙江省养殖群体(ZCP种群)的遗传多样性进行比较分析。结果表明,两种群在外形、体色、生长等方面存在一定的差异;对罗氏沼虾11种酶的25个基因位点进行分析,得出BNP种群和ZCP种群的同工酶分析所得出的多态位点比例及平均杂合度分别为12％和:16％,0.0431和0.0501。根据同工酶的基因频率计算得两种群的遗传相似系数为0.9963,遗传距离为0.0037;22个经筛选的10bp随机引物共检测到139个RAPD位点,BNP种群的多态位点比例和遗传多态度(Ho)分别为33.81％和0.0940,高于ZCP种群的30.22％和0.0780,两个群体的平均遗传多态度(Hpop)为0.0860,90％以上的遗传变异是在群体内检测到的。根据RAPD扩增的基因频率得出两群体间的遗传距离为0.1206。无论是同工酶电泳结果还是RAPD分析结果,都表明罗氏沼虾缅甸野生群体的遗传多样性高于浙江养殖群体,说明人工养殖会导致罗氏沼虾遗传多样性的下降。结果还表明,罗氏沼虾群体遗传多样性水平欠丰富,因此需要对罗氏沼虾群体实行科学的管理。     

池塘精养罗氏沼虾生长特性研究

为了解池塘养殖条件下罗氏沼虾雌、雄虾的生长差异,于2016年5月至10月定期测量池塘精养条件下罗氏沼虾的体长、体质量,期间采集样品1 040尾,对雌、雄罗氏沼虾的生长特性进行了研究。结果表明,罗氏沼虾的体长和体质量呈幂函数相关,其回归方程为:雌虾W=8×10~(-6)L~(3.262 4),(R~2=0.995 6,N=544);雄虾W=6×10~(-6)L~(3.320 8),(R~2=0.996 3,N=496)。应用Von Bertalanffy生长方程拟合罗氏沼虾雌、雄虾体长和体质量的生长过程,结果显示,雌、雄虾的渐近体长分别为103.05 mm和136.93 mm,渐近体质量分别为29.54 g和74.65 g。雌虾的生长拐点年龄为111.16 d,拐点体质量8.95 g;雄虾的生长拐点年龄为163.70 d,拐点体质量22.71 g。罗氏沼虾性成熟后,其雄性的个体显著大于雌性个体,可利用这一特性开展罗氏沼虾全雄性养殖,以获得更高的经济效益。     

罗氏沼虾SNP标记筛选及不同群体的遗传多样性

罗氏沼虾因其自身的生长优势,已成为我国重要的养殖虾类,为保证其养殖的持续健康发展,对其进行遗传多样性分析。利用罗氏沼虾性腺组织转录组测序结果,参考NCBI数据库,选取60个SNP位点,以马来西亚野生群体(MW)为样本,采用直接测序技术进行位点多态性检测,得到25个(41.7%)具有二态性等位基因位点。并对罗氏沼虾上海(SH)、浙江(ZJ)、马来西亚养殖群体(MF)、生长快速品系选育群体(BG)及MW群体5个群体的150尾个体进行遗传多样性分析,其观测杂合度Ho和期望杂合度He的分布范围分别为0.18～0.30和0.28～0.37,平均多态性信息含量依次为0.29、0.24、0.21、0.26和0.33,表现为中低等多态水平;群体间的遗传相似性系数和遗传距离变化范围分别为0.659～0.968和0.032～0.417,MF群体和BG群体遗传相似系数最小、遗传距离最大,SH群体和ZJ群体遗传相似系数最大、遗传距离最小;遗传分化指数和基因流的范围分别为0.045～0.363和0.440～5.293,MF群体和MW群体之间出现最高值,SH群体和ZJ群体出现最低值,SH群体和ZJ群体基因流最高,MF群体和MW群体最低;AMOVA分子方差分析显示,遗传变异主要来源于群体内,群体间的变异为26.33%。5个群体近交系数为0.151～0.342,3个养殖群体的平均近交系数均高于野生群体,对25个位点在5个群体中的基因型进行统计分析,有9个位点处的BG群体的基因型与其他3个养殖群体基因型分离方向相反,14个位点处3个养殖群体中杂合个体频数较MW群体低。研究结果为进一步开展罗氏沼虾遗传育种研究及保护政策的制定提供了参考。     

罗氏沼虾第二步足的相对生长式型及其生态学意义

为探讨池塘养殖条件下罗氏沼虾(Macrobrachium rosenbergii)第二步足的相对生长生态学意义,采用生物学方法,于养殖周期内采集1 160尾罗氏沼虾(雌虾604尾,雄虾556尾),分别测定全长、体重和第二步足长,并对其第二步足的相对生长式型进行了分析。结果显示:从103日龄开始,罗氏沼虾第二步足长存在显著的性二型现象(♂♀)。在雌、雄罗氏沼虾第二步足长-体重的回归关系中,两方程的b值均显著小于3,说明体重呈负异速生长,即第二步足长生长快于体重生长。此外,雌、雄虾第二步足长-全长同样呈现出异速生长的特征,且第二步足长在拐点前、后均为正异速生长。雄虾第二步足生长在全长80.79 mm、75日龄出现生长拐点,雌虾在全长83.10 mm、89日龄出现生长拐点。无论雄虾还是雌虾,拐点之后的异速生长水平均比拐点前升高,且雄性第二步足异速生长水平大于雌性。     

Should only females of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii be selected in genetic improvement programmes?

Sexual dimorphism is widely observed in almost all farmed aquatic animal species but giant freshwater pawn (GFP) is unique, with males characterized by three main morphotypes (blue claw, orange claw and small males) and females by different reproduction status (ovary, berried egg and already‐spawned females). There has been reported evidence that the effect of male morphotype may have masked genetic variation in growth‐related traits, as a result the heritability for male body weight was lower than that estimated in female. A pending question has arisen whether selection should be made in female only. To answer this question, we used an 8‐year data set from a long‐term selection programme (2008–2015) for high growth in this species comprising 106,756 individuals that were offspring of 515 sires and 810 dams. The body weight data of female and male GFP or of each morphotype was treated as a separate trait and a multi‐trait approach was used to estimate genetic correlations for homologous traits between sexes and between morphotypes. Our analysis showed that there were little differences in the heritability estimates between female and male. In female, mature ovary individual displayed higher heritability than berried egg and already‐spawned females. For male, the heritability for blue claw, orange claw and small males were 0.11, 0.06 and 0.00 respectively. Between‐sex genetic correlation was moderate (0.55 ± 0.11) for body weight, suggesting that the trait expressions in female and male may be genetically different. In female, the genetic correlations for body weight among three female types were close to one (0.91–0.94). In contrast, the genetic correlations for body weight between male morphotypes especially between blue claw or orange claw and small males were low (0.15–0.25). Furthermore, we estimated genetic gain as the difference in least square means (LSM) or estimated breeding values (EBV) between the selection line and control group. The genetic gain in body weight was smaller in females than in males. It is concluded that there is no need to run separate breeding programme for female and male GFP. A combined selection using both female and male data can achieve selection response for body weight as demonstrated in the present study.     

Effect of cold shock and hormone on growth and male morphotypes of freshwater prawn,Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man)

A study was carried out to determine the effects of cold shock and 17α‐methyl testosterone hormone on growth in male morphotypes of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Juvenile males were exposed at 18 ± 0.25°C for 24 h with normal feed and cultured at 27 ± 0.7°C for 70 days as well as administrated feed with hormone separately at 400 mg kg^?1 feed for the first 30 days of culture period (70 days). The growth (Mean ± SD) of male juveniles at harvest was closely homogenous in the cold shock (CLS) treated group; while it was heterogeneous in hormone‐treated (MH) and control (CO) groups. Although total body weight of blue claw (BC) males was not significantly different in the controls and the treatments, the 2nd pereiopods (claw) weight and length of the BC was significantly lower in CLS (0.52 ± 0.05 g, 10.02 ± 0.65 cm) than that in the CO (0.71 ± 0.16 g, 12.53 ± 0.57 cm) and MH (0.75 ± 0.08 g, 12.85 ± 1.18 cm) treatments. Survival of prawns was similar in treatments. The morphotypes of male prawn were significantly different with 59% of BC males with small‐sized claws in CLS and, 45% and 30% of BC males with large‐sized claws in MH and CO respectively. Cold shock adversely affected male morphotypes of the prawn so that numbers of BC males with small‐sized claw was the highest in CLS tank. However, the CLS treatment resulted in more uniform marketable prawns and suggested a high production of BC males in an all‐male culture system.     

Current status & prospects of farming the giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man 1879) in Thailand

Thailand was second only to P.R.China in annual production of giant river prawn. This article briefly describes the seed production of giant river prawn technology in Thailand and notes that broodstock management has paid scant attention to genetic issues. There are, however, ongoing selective breeding programmes on giant river prawn aimed to improve growth and disease resistance. In the conventional culture technology, postlarvae are stocked at a high density and prawns are harvested partially. The cropping period is long and the practice has led to disease outbreaks and deteriorated pond bottoms that result in frequent detection of antibiotic residue. The improved culture technology involves manual sexing of the prawns at 3 months and restocking only the male prawns into new ponds at low density. The technique gives higher yield and reduces incidence of disease and thus the need for prophylactics. The constraints to giant river prawn culture business in Thailand include low yield and a limited export market. The article describes three ways to expand and sustain the business of giant river prawn farming in the country: development of more genetically improved strains; culture of all‐male stock, and new culture techniques.     

Genetic divergence in Indian populations of M. rosenbergii using microsatellite markers

Macrobrachium rosenbergii, known as the giant freshwater prawn or Malaysian prawn, is the sixth largest aquaculture species in Asia. Knowledge of genetic diversity of M. rosenbergii is important to support management and conservation programmes, which will subsequently help in sustainable production of this economically important species. This study aimed to analyse the genetic diversity and population structure of five M. rosenbergii populations using 11 microsatellite loci. In analysing 240 samples, the number of alleles, observed heterozygosity (H_O) and expected heterozygosity (H_E) ranged from 3 to 20, from 0.250 to 0.978 and from 0.556 to 0.944 respectively. The five stocks of M. rosenbergii displayed high level of genetic diversity. Both the F_ST and amova analyses showed that there was significant genetic differentiation among all populations. The UPGMA dendrogram based on Nei's genetic distance matrix revealed that the Narmada and Mahi populations were in one cluster and Mahanadi and Subarnarekha populations in another single major branch, whereas the Kerala population clearly showed a separate cluster. This information on genetic variation will be useful for genetic improvement and conservation of Indian populations of giant freshwater prawn M. rosenbergii.     

Current status of the giant freshwater prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii) industry in China,with special reference to live transportation

The giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii was first introduced into mainland China by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences from Japan in 1976. It was cultured at the Guangdong Province Fishery Institute (now as Pearl River Fishery Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences). Following these early efforts, giant freshwater prawn culture has gradually spread to northern and inland areas. At this time (2011), China has become the largest producer of giant freshwater prawn in the world. Due to a preference of cooking with fresh aquatic products, Chinese retail markets have developed which have special live‐holding counters. From small rural shops to urban supermarkets and specialty restaurants, live seafoods are commonly available whereby customers pick out the products they wish to purchase and consume. Giant freshwater prawns are produced in over 35 countries throughout the world. They are usually sold either fresh, on‐ice, or frozen. What makes the Chinese prawn industry unique is its focus on a live transportation and marketing model. As a result, numerous innovative live‐transport technologies have been developed which have been key to the success of this expanding domestic industry. In this article, we would like to give a general overview of the giant freshwater prawn industry, its status in China, and the special role live‐transportation has for expanding production of giant freshwater prawns.     

泼洒糖蜜对池塘养殖罗氏沼虾生长和水质的影响

将单口面积1.33~2.33hm~2、环境相似的6口罗氏沼虾养殖池塘分为2组,3口池塘投喂蛋白质水平为35.4%的饲料,且每日适量泼洒糖蜜(试验组),3口池塘投喂蛋白质水平为41.9%的饲料,不泼洒糖蜜(对照组),常规管理。养殖期间,每隔15d取水样检测氨氮和亚硝态氮含量。156d的饲养结果表明,对照组和试验组罗氏沼虾的产量分别为6600kg/hm~2和6427.5kg/hm~2,降低饲料中的蛋白水平结合泼洒糖蜜不影响罗氏沼虾的生长(P0.05),养殖效益亦无显著差异(P0.05)。但试验组池塘水中氨氮较对照组低54.0%,亚硝态氮低21.0%,泼洒糖蜜显著降低了池塘氨氮和亚硝态氮含量(P0.05)。     

Social control of growth in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man): a review and prospects for future research

The wide range of sizes of sexually mature prawn populations and particularly of the males is very typical of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) and a major obstacle to increased profitability of prawn culture. Prawn size variation reflects a complex population structure composed of three major male morphotypes – the small males, the orange‐claw males and the blue‐claw males – which differ in their morphology, physiology and behaviour. Social interactions among juveniles and among sexually mature males affect their growth. Four different social mechanisms have been suggested to control growth in crustaceans: direct competition for food, appetite suppression, altered food‐conversion efficiency and increased energy expenditure on motor activity. Since all growth‐controlling mechanisms involve an aggressive behavioural component, our knowledge of prawn agonistic behaviour and prawn social organization has been reviewed. Present knowledge of the social mechanisms regulating growth among juveniles and among sexually mature male morphotypes as well as the sensory modalities involved was evaluated. The possible evolution of social growth‐controlling mechanisms is discussed. Various ways for implementing our knowledge on social control of growth into prawn culture to increase profitability are suggested.     

Effects of selective harvesting and claw ablation of all‐male freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) on water quality,production and economics in polyculture ponds

The effects of selective harvesting (SH) and claw ablation (CA) of blue‐clawed (BC) prawns on an all‐male freshwater prawn–finfish polyculture system were compared with control (Co) in quadruplicate. Ponds were stocked with all‐male freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii, silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, catla Catla catla and mola Amblypharyngodon mola at 12 000, 2000, 500 and 20 000 ha^?1 respectively. Prawns were fed with pelleted feed. Ponds were fertilized regularly with urea, triple super phosphate and cow‐dung. SH of BC prawns in treatment SH and CA in treatment CA started on the 60th day during a 137‐day culture and continued at 15‐day intervals until the final harvest. Water quality parameters and plankton abundance did not vary significantly (P>0.05) among the treatments. Treatment SH resulted in a higher (P<0.05) net production of freshwater prawn (437 kg ha^?1), with better survival and mean weight, followed by CA (354 kg ha^?1) and Co (322 kg ha^?1). The combined net production of prawn plus finfish was also higher in SH (1244 kg ha^?1) as compared with CA (1161 kg ha^?1) and Co (1137 kg ha^?1), although the finfish production did not differ significantly. The periodic SH of BC prawns showed a better economic return with a BCR of 1.71.     

Phenotypic and genetic parameters for body traits in the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in India

Phenotypic and genetic parameters were estimated for three body traits (harvest weight, carapace length and standard length) and for adult male morphotypes of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii in a fully pedigreed synthetic population in India. The data set included 9,173 progeny produced over four generations from 162 sires and 234 dams. Variance components and genetic parameters were estimated fitting an animal model using the residual maximum‐likelihood methodology. The heritabilities for harvest body weight (HW), carapace length (CL) and standard length (SL) were moderate (0.22 ± 0.056, 0.22 ± 0.055 and 0.25 ± 0.059 respectively). The common environmental effects for HW, CL and SL were 0.10 ± 0.020, 0.08 ± 0.018 and 0.10 ± 0.021 respectively. As M. rosenbergii is sexually dimorphic, we estimated heritabilities within each sex. Heritability of HW in females (0.27 ± 0.068) was greater than that in males (0.15 ± 0.057). CL and SL followed the same pattern. The occurrence of male morphotypes is a unique characteristic of adult populations of M. rosenbergii. Populations from culture ponds exhibit a wide range of sizes. To examine whether there was a heritable component in male morphotype frequencies, we treated male morphotypes as traits. The additive genetic variance (and hence the heritability) was zero for male morphotype, indicating that selective breeding to increase the proportion of desirable male morphotypes would not be effective. The genetic correlations among body traits were all positive, high and approaching unity. The results are discussed in relation to selection plans for the giant freshwater prawn.     

Optimal protein replacement of fish meal by mackerel condensate in diet for giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

The optimal protein replacement of fish meal (FM) by mackerel condensate (MC) was investigated in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (0.90 ± 0.01 g initial weight) over a 12‐week trial. The experimental diets replaced the FM partially in a baseline FM‐based diet (0MC), by substituting MC for 10% (10MC), 20% (20MC), 30% (30MC), 40% (40MC), 50% (50MC) and 60% (60MC) of the FM, and a commercial diet (CD) was included for comparison. The prawn fed with 40MC had superior growth performance and feed utilization. Significant increases in amylase and cellulase‐specific activities indicated improved carbohydrate utilization in this dietary group (P < 0.05). The proteolytic activity was maintained through the key gastrointestinal enzymes (pepsin, trypsin and chymotrypsin). A slight improvement in carcass compositions was also observed in the prawns fed 40MC, and the total haemocyte count was significantly increased by this diet, without negative effects on the hepatopancreatic histology. These findings indicate that a 40% protein replacement of FM by MC is optimal for giant freshwater prawn, and similar use of it in the aquafeed of other species appears worth further studies.