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    Larval fishes identification

    Dr. Chongkolnee Chamchang


    Marine Fisheries Research and
    Development Bureau
    Department of Fisheries
    Thailand
    Larval fishes identification

    Outline

    1. Larval fish identification approaches

    2. Early life history stages of fishes

    3. Major morphological characters

    4. Main characters used in identifying fish larvae


    Larval fishes identification approaches

    Four approaches of identifying fish larvae:

    1. Utilizing literature accounts (or the expertise of


    another worker)

    2. The series approach

    3. Biochemical approach

    4. Rearing approach
    Early life history stages of fishes

    •Egg stage

    •Larval stage

    •Juvenile stage
    Early life history stages of fishes

    “Egg stage”: spawning to hatching.


    Early life history stages of fishes

    “Larval stage”: hatching to attainment of complete fin


    ray counts and beginning of squamation

    ¾ Yolk sac larva

    ¾ Preflexion larva

    ¾ Flexion larva

    ¾ Postflexion larva
    Early life history stages of fishes

    “Yolk-sac larva”: Development stage beginning with


    hatching and ending with exhausting of yolk reserves
    and characterized by presence of a yolk sac.
    Early life history stages of fishes

    “Preflexion larva”: Developmental stage beginning at


    hatching and ending at the start of upward flexion of the
    notochord.
    Early life history stages of fishes

    “Flexion larva”: Development stage beginning with flexion


    of the notochord and ending with the hypural bones
    assuming a vertical position.
    Early life history stages of fishes

    “Postflexion larva”: Development stage from


    formation of the caudal fin (hypural elements
    vertical) to attainment of full external meristic
    complements (fin rays).
    Early life history stages of fishes

    “juvenile stage”: completion of fin ray counts and


    beginning of squamation until fish enters adult
    population or attain sexual maturity.
    Major morphological characters
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae

    1. Body shape
    2. Myomeres
    3. Gut
    4. Gas bladder
    5. Head spination
    6. Fin formation
    7. Size and morphometrics measurements
    8. Pigment
    9. Fin ray counts
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae
    Body shape
    Descriptions of the general body shape
    Categories that relate body depth (BD) to body length (BL)

    Very elongate Elongate Moderate Deep to very deep

    BD <10% BL BD 10-20% BL BD 20-40% BL BD > 40 % BL

    Mullidae
    Engraulidae Balistidae
    Diodontidae
    Lutjanidae

    Synodontidae
    Callanthidae
    Drepaneidae

    Trichiuridae
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae

    Myomeres
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae

    Gut
    •Very long (PAL >70% BL) Engraulidae

    •Moderate length (PAL = 50-70% BL) Ammodytidae

    •Short (PAL < 50% BL) Blenniidae

    •Gut coiled and compact early Pomacentridae

    •Gut coiled early but not compact Bregmacerotidae

    •Gut initially uncoiled but coiling before flexion


    Gobiidae

    •Gut initially uncoiled but coiling during or after flexion


    Labridae
    •Gut initially uncoiled and remaining
    Hemiramphidae
    uncoiled until hidden by body wall
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae

    Gas bladder (air bladder/swim bladder)

    Sillaginidae

    Leiognathidae

    Bregmacerotidae
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae

    Head spination

    al
    Main characters used in
    identifying fish larvae

    Fin formation
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae

    Fin ray counts

    Synanceia verrocusa
    D XII-XVII,4-7
    A III,4-7
    P1 11-19
    P2 I,4-5
    C 4+5
    Main characters used in identifying fish larvae

    Size and Morphometrics measurement

    Measurements of fish larva


    Main characters used in
    identifying fish larvae

    Pigment

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