Spawning, Hatching and Larval Growth of Red and Black Clownfish Amphiprion melanopus

Red and Black Clownfish Amphiprion melanopus의 산란, 부화 및 자어성장

  • Published : 2007.12.31

Abstract

We studied spawning, hatching and larval growth of Amphiprion melanopus under laboratory conditions. Each time a fish spawned about 440 to 650 eggs. The eggs were hatched 9 days later. Nest colour of the eggs changed from clear yellow orange to greyish violet with processing of embryogenesis. With regard to spawning according to the substrates, the fish prefered red clay pot and ceramic pot to volcanic scoria and live rock. Hatching rate (%) of the eggs on the former substrates was significantly higher than that on the latter. The number of eggs varied with the food stuff supplied to the fish. The fish fed Tetra bits (commercial diet), meat of short necked clams and mussels, and astaxanthin showed significantly higher fecundity with 638 eggs than that fed only Tetra bits (477 eggs) or Tetra bits with meat of shellfish without astaxanthin ($549{\sim}553\;eggs$). Higher temperature ranging from 24 to $30^{\circ}C$ induced shorter incubation period and smaller total length, but higher hatching rate. The optimum salinity and L:D cycle with $60\;{\mu}mol$ photon $m^{-2}s^{-1}$ for hatching were 33 psu and 16:8, respectively. The newly hatched larvae about 4.6 mm in total length grew to 7.5 mm in one week, 18.8 mm in a month and 37.9 mm in 70 days after hatching.

관상가치와 교재생물로서 교육적인 이용도가 높은 흰동가리속 red and black clownfish Amphiprion melanopus의 인공종묘생산의 기초자료를 확보하기 위하여 실험실적인 규모에서 친어를 사육하여 산란과 부화를 조사하였다. 한마리의 암컷이 2004년 4월 19일 부터 2007년 4월 16일 까지 총 48번의 산란을 하였으며, 산란 직후의 수정란의 장경은 $2.6{\sim}2.15\;mm$ (평균$2.32{\pm}0.11\;mm$, n=50), 단경은 $0.94{\sim}0.96\;mm$ ($0.94{\pm}0.001\;mm$, n=50)로 타원형이다. 수정란은 유백색으로 유구를 많이 가진 상태로 난막에 쌓여 배체의 동물극 쪽이 부착사에 의해 산란기질에 부착되어 있었다. 산란상에 대한 선택성은 red clay pot > ceramic pot > volcanic scoria > live rock으로 나타났으며, 부화율은 red clay pot에서 66%로 live rock 34%에 비하여 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 먹이종류에 대한 산란량은 Tetra bits+바지락육질+진주담치육질+astaxanthin을 혼합하여 먹인 실험구에서 $638{\pm}16.04$개로 Tetra bits만 공급한 구간 $477{\pm}28.96$ 개와 비교하여 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 부화를 위한 배발생의 최적 환경요인은 수온 $28^{\circ}C$, 염분 33 psu, 광주기 6L:18D로 나타났다. 갓 부화한 자어의 전장은 $3.7{\sim}4.8\;mm$ (평균 $4.6{\pm}0.14\;mm$, n=50)로 7일째 까지는 $7.5{\pm}0.60\;mm$, 14일까지는 $11.0{\pm}0.77\;mm$, 20일에는 $12.4{\pm}0.85\;mm$, 30일에는 $18.8{\pm}0.82\;mm$, 70일에는 $37.9{\pm}2.26\;mm$로 성장하였다.

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