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Embryonic and early larval development of two marine angelfish, Centropyge bicolor and Centropyge bispinosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2020

Raoani Cruz Mendonça Open the ORCID record for Raoani Cruz Mendonça [Opens in a new window] ,
Jun Yu Chen ,
Chaoshu Zeng  and
Mônica Yumi Tsuzuki
Raoani Cruz Mendonça*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Marine Fishes and Ornamentals (LAPOM), Aquaculture Department, Agricultural Sciences Center (CCA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Rodovia Admar Gonzaga, 1346 Bairro Itacorubi, Florianópolis, SCCEP 88034-001, Brazil
Jun Yu Chen
Affiliation:
Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD4814, Australia
Chaoshu Zeng
Affiliation:
Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD4814, Australia
Mônica Yumi Tsuzuki
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Marine Fishes and Ornamentals (LAPOM), Aquaculture Department, Agricultural Sciences Center (CCA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Rodovia Admar Gonzaga, 1346 Bairro Itacorubi, Florianópolis, SCCEP 88034-001, Brazil
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Author for correspondence: Raoani Cruz Mendonça. Aquaculture Department, Agricultural Sciences Center (CCA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Rodovia Admar Gonzaga, Brazil. Tel: +55 48 99978 7620. E-mail: raoani@hotmail.com
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Summary

Marine angelfish (family: Pomacanthidae) are among the most sought-after fish species in the saltwater aquarium trade. However, there is a lack of information in the literature on their early ontogeny. The objective of this study was to describe the embryonic and early larval development of two dwarf angelfish, the bicolour angelfish, Centropyge bicolor and the coral beauty angelfish, Centropyge bispinosa. The eggs of these two species were obtained from spontaneous spawning of the broodstock fish in captivity and incubated at 26.0 ± 0.2°C throughout the study. Fertilized eggs (n = 15) of both species are transparent, pelagic and spherical; the mean diameters of the eggs were measured at 703.6 ± 7.8 μm for C. bicolor and 627.6 ± 7.8 μm for C. bispinosa. The eggs of both species possessed a narrow perivitelline space, smooth and thin chorion, a homogenous and non-segmented yolk as well as a single oil globule. Overall, the observed embryonic development pattern of C. bicolor and C. bispinosa was very similar, and the main difference was the embryonic pigmentation pattern, which only became evident close to hatching. Larvae of both species started hatching at 13 h 30 min after fertilization, and the larval characteristics of both species also showed high levels of similarities. However, the mouth opening time for C. bicolor was 72 h after hatching (AH) and 96 AH for C. bispinosa. In general, the observed early ontogeny of C. bicolor and C. bispinosa also resembled that of other Centropyge species documented in the literature.

Keywords

CentropygeEarly larvaeEmbryoOntogenyPomacathidae
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Research Article
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Zygote , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , June 2020 , pp. 196 - 202
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© Cambridge University Press 2020

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