Embryonic and larval development of Jundiá (Rhamdia quelen, Quoy & Gaimard, 1824, Pisces, Teleostei), a South American Catfish

Brazilian Journal of Biology

C. R. Pereira¹  L. J. G. Barcellos²  L. C. Kreutz²  R. M. Quevedo¹  F. Ritter¹  L. B. Silva¹ 

[1] ,University of Passo Fundo Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine Passo Fundo RS ,Brazil

关键词: embryonic development;    larval development;    embryology;    Rhamdia;    jundiá;    desenvolvimento embrionário;    desenvolvimento larval;    embriologia;    jundiá;    Rhamdia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842006000600013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The jundiá (Rhamdia quelen, Quoy & Gaimard) is an endemic South American fish species. Because this species supports cold winters and grows faster during warm months, it has begun to be viewed as an ideal species for fish production in southern South America. In the present study, jundiá oocytes used were obtained by extrusion from females after hormone injection. Soon after hydration, the eggs were transferred to 50 L conic glass incubators, with constant and controlled water influx. Samples of fertilized eggs were transferred to Petri dishes and, examined under a stereoscopic microscope, were spherical, demersal, and non-adhesive with defined perivitelline space and resistant chorion. Cleavage stages occurred during the first 3.5 h. After hatching, larvae were transferred to 200 L glass fiber incubators. First signs of embryo movement were observed 21 h after fertilization; larval eclosion occurred 30.5 h after fertilization. Present findings may provide a basis for studies aimed at determining the complete ontogeny of jundiá and may be useful in eco-toxicological studies.

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