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Floodplains Suitability Assessment for Fish Culture in Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Though highly important in food and nutritional security of Ethiopia, fish production which usually comes from lakes and reservoirs is low irrespective of the natural and manmade water potentials of the country. Significant amounts of depressed land areas in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia... (17 Nov., 2023)

Analysis of SSR Information in Aquatic Plant Euryale ferox Salisb Transcriptome

In order to study the genetic diversity breeding of aquatic plant Euryale ferox Salisb, this paper developed Euryale ferox Salisb EST-SSR marker by transcriptome sequencing technology, and 86 829 Unigenes were screened. Then we got 9 640 SSR loci from transcriptome by using the s... (13 Apr., 2023)

Cloning and Characterization of Aquaporins 11 and Its Expression Analysis under Molt Cycle in Eriocheir sinensis

Aquaporins play important roles in water molecule transport, ion transport, and osmotic pressure regulation. In this study, the full-length cDNA of aquaporin from Chinese mitten crab ( Eirocheir sinensis ) was cloned for first time using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and rapi... (07 Apr., 2023)

The Action of “Draining the Lake Water” to Capture the Alien Species Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) was Staged in He’nan, China

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Muscular Coloration Diversity and Microsatellite Genetic Differentiation for the Clam Paphia amabilis (Philippi, 1847)

Paphia amabilis is an important fishery shellfish widely distributing along Southeast Asia coast. The muscles of its foot and siphons are commonly colored bright red-orange due to the presence of C37 skeletal carotenoids. However, 10.5%-18.6% of yellow-muscled indivi... (26 Feb., 2021)

Influence of Ovaprim And Pituitary Gland on The Reproductive Indices and Growth of Clarias garipienus (Burchell, 1822) Broodstock Reared in An Indoor and Outdoor Pond

Ovaprim and pituitary gland from C. gariepinus was used to ascertain the reproductive indices and growth value of the hatchlings (F1) of C. gariepinus at the Fisheries and Research Institute Baga. Broodstocks mean body weight males (1200 g) and females (800 g) was colle... (18 Mar., 2021)

Temporal Variations of Micro Benthic Assemblage in the Sangu River Estuary, Bangladesh

Temporal distribution of shellfish assemblages, together with water quality data, was conducted in the Sangu river estuary of Bangladesh to assess shellfish's diversity index during winter, pre-monsoon, and monsoon and post-monsoon periods. A total of 15 species of shellfish belonging to ... (30 Oct., 2020)

Potential Bioactive Compound Seaweed Halimeda micronesica and Halimeda macroloba as Antioxidant and Phytochemical Screening of Active Seaweed Extracts from Maspari Island

The species H. micronesica and H. macroloba are a group of green seaweed (Chlorophyta) which are found in the waters of Pulau Maspari. The purposes of this study was to analyze the activity of antioxidant and phytochemicals compounds of the active extract of seaweed H. micronesica ... (16 Oct., 2020)

Cultivation of Seaweed E.spinosum in Open Waters Using Bags Methods Around Pahawang Island Waters, South Lampung

Seaweed cultivation in Pahawang Island waters have a serious problem like predators from Baronang fish and sea turtle, strong current and big waves also give big impact for seaweed cultivation at there. Bag nets is one of method who can be a solution for that problems. The aim of this research... (18 Sep., 2020)

Efficacy of Evaluation of Gut Probiotics against White Gut and White Feces Disease in Litopenaeus vannamei Shrimp Aquaculture Systems in Two Different Geographical Regions of Andhra Pradesh

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of gut probiotics in shrimp aquaculture system for the prevention of white gut (WG) and white feces (WF) disease in Litopenaeus vannamei . The study was executed in infected L. vannamei culture ponds in Varadarajapuram and Cheyyeru Gunnepa... (25 Sep., 2020)

Development of Microsatellite Markers for the Hermatypic Coral Porites lutea

By mining the EST and genomic microsatellite sequence resources of Porites species in GenBank, and using interspecific amplification and resequencing, we developed 20 microsatellite markers for the stony coral Porites lutea , meanwhile, validated and excluded 43 microsatellite markers of it... (12 May, 2020)

Cloning and Expression Analysis of Cdc25 Gene of Sipunculus nudus in Oocytes

Cell division cycle 25 (Cdc25) is an important dual specificity phosphatase, which plays an important role in regulating the process of oocyte meiosis and embryo development. In this study, the full-length cDNA of Sn-Cdc25 was cloned from S. nudus using RACE technology. The results show th... (22 Apr., 2020)

Construction of pCMV-myd88 and pCMV-traf6 Eukaryotic Expression Vectors in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Both myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) and TNF receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6) are key adaptor molecules in the Toll-like receptors family (TLR). Zebrafish is a unique model organism for studying the innate immune response. In order to construct eukaryotic expressio... (16 Apr., 2020)

Effect of Dietary Protein on Growth, Feed Utilization and Body Composition of Silver Catfish Schilbe intermedius Rüppel, 1832 Fingerlings

The captive breeding of the Silver catfish Schilbe intermedius was envisaged to promote the aquaculture and to reduce the overfishing of this endangered species. S. intermedius fingerlings were fed various dietary protein levels to investigate their growth performance, feed utilizatio... (17 Apr., 2020)

Total Hydrocarbon and Heavy Metal Concentrations in Body Parts of Fiddler Crab (Uca tangeri) (Ocipodidae) in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

This study is based on the hypothesis that the burrowing habit of fiddler crabs in polluted environment will predispose them to heavy metal contamination. The study was carried out in Eagle Island, a mangrove community. Thirty fiddler crabs ( Uca tangeri ) were captured by hand and butchered ... (30 Apr., 2020)

Processing and Storage Effects on the Proximate Composition, Changes in Heavy Metal Contents and Total Volatile Base Nitrogen (TVB-N) of Selected Fish Species in Osun State, Nigeria

This study assessed the effect of location, processing methods and storage on the proximate composition, heavy metal contents and total volatile base nitrogen (TVB-N) of some selected fish species from Asejire and Opa reservoirs, Osun state. The fish species were processed by salting, drying, ... (08 Jun., 2018)

Some Biological Parameters of the Three Commercially Important Fishes in Ethiopian Water Bodies: A Review

The findings on length-weight relationship and condition factor of the native Varicorhinus beso , endemic Labeobarbus nedgia and the African catfish Clarias gariepinus showed varied pattern in different water bodies of Ethiopia. Labeobarbus nedgia and Clarias gariepinus showed isometr... (18 May, 2018)

Histopathological Study of Female Striped Gourami (Trichogaster fasciata, Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Gill Exposed to Chlorpyrifos

Histopathological study was carried out with the gills of female striped gourami ( Trichogaster fasciata ) exposed to chlorpyrifos 20 EC. The main objective of the present work was to evaluate the effects of chlorpyrifos to observe the histopathological alterations on gills of striped gourami ... (01 Jun., 2018)

Determination of Seasonal Occurrence of Camallanus sp. and Ligula intestinalis on Fresh Usipa, Engraulicypris sardella from Selected Mzuzu Markets, Malawi

This study assessed the seasonality of two parasites, Camallanus sp. and Ligula intestinalis on fresh E. sardella from selected Mzuzu markets in Malawi. Samples were collected during the cold, dry and rainy seasons and the determination of the parasites was conducted to quantify by calcu... (23 Mar., 2018)

Severe Case of Lordosis-Kyphosis-Ankylosis in Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Teleostei: Mullidae) Collected from the Northern Aegean Sea, Turkey

This study aimed to identify skeletal deformities in Mullus barbatus collected from a natural population from northern the Aegean Sea, Turkey. Lordosis, kyphosis, and ankylosis were detected. Assessment of abnormality in the studied specimen was carried out by the morphological diagnosis and... (23 Mar., 2018)