Culture of Marine Fish Larvae
Dave Jones
culturing or attempting to culture marine fish larvae,
especially reef species which spawn pelagic eggs. My
research involves systematics and distributional
ecology of reef fish larvae of the Florida Keys and
the Caribbean. For part of my work, I am interested
in raising larvae from fertilized eggs in order to
describe developmental stages and confirm
identifications of field-collected material. My work
is focusing on wrasses and parrotfishes (labridae and
scaridae) from this area. I am aware that a major
obstacle to culturing these, and other reef species
which spawn pelagic eggs, is finding an appropriate
first-feeding prey item that is small enough. Most of
these fishes require initial prey items ca. 20-30 um.
I'd appreciate hearing from anyone whose had success
in this area, who has suggestions for initial prey
items, or whose had experience with captive spawning
of labrids, scarids, or similar species.
Dave Jones
University of Miami
RSMAS-MBF
djo...@rsmas.miami.edu
Dhugal J. Lindsay
Jones) wrote:
> I'd be interested in corresponding with anyone
> culturing or attempting to culture marine fish larvae,
> especially reef species which spawn pelagic eggs.
There's a woman who's just started at AIMS in Townsville, Australia
who is currently working on artificial feeds for this kind of thing.
She's off to Israel soon to check out their program (she may already
have gone). She moved to Australia 4? years ago and has lived all over
the place. Yes, you've guessed it, her name escapes me. Her research
is collaborative with James Cook University's so doubtless someone
from that area will be kind enough to give you her address.
Wish you luck.
--
Dhugal J. Lindsay
University of Tokyo.
猪出ると聞きしが行きぬこの道を -Dhugal
wild boars appear i've heard
but still, This is the road
that I shall take -Dhugal
Kristi Bittner
at UTexas Austin. I heard her speak at a conference last year, and
it sounds like here research interests are along similar lines. At
that conference, she spoke in most detail about successful attempts
at breeding and rearing some cleaner shrimps (Lysmata wuerdemanni)
from the Gulf area. I know that she has also looked into several
fish species from the area, including the Cuban Hogfishes. I can't
find my copy of the article she wrote on that, but I believe someone
there has also written a doctoral or post doc paper on their work.
Following is the only reference I could quickly find - hopefully this
will point you in the right direction. If you need more info, contact
me, and I can get more details.
Kristi Bittner
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Biography from program for MACNA V:
(Marine Aquarium Conference of North America V)
Cecilia Riley
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Title of talk: Laboratory Studies for the propagation of Marine Ornamentals
Ms. Riley is a research Scientist Associate at the University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas Texas. She is actively involved in the
planning and development of local wildlife sanctuaries. She is also beginning
her second term as president of the Coastal Bend Audubon Society.
Currently, and for the past eight years, she has applied those same ecological
principles to studies of larval marine. fishes. Her emphasis is on the survival,
development, growth, and diet requirements of the early stages of fishes and
their physical environmental requirements.
Her specific research interests include: 1) reducing collecting pressures on
coral reef organisms through aquaculture, 2) developing techniques for the
spawning and rearing of marine ornamental fishes (pygmy angelfish, Cuban hogfish,
bluehead wrasses, high hats, and peppermint shrimp. 3) formally describe the
morphological development of previously undescribed reef fishes (yellowtail
snapper, Cuban hogfish, high-hats), and 4) comparing the biochemistry (protein,
lipid, fatty acid content) of wild caught vs. laboratory spawned marine fish eggs.
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