First identification and pathogenicity study of Vibrio harveyi isolated from diseased American eel ( Anguilla rostrata ) cultivated in freshwater

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qijuan Wan ◽  
Liqun Wu ◽  
Qiuhua Yang ◽  
Mao Lin ◽  
Songlin Guo
Keyword(s):  
Vibrio Harveyi ◽  
Anguilla Rostrata ◽  
American Eel

scholarly journals American eel,Anguilla rostrata, growth in fresh and salt water: implications for conservation and aquaculture

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. LAMSON ◽  
D. K. CAIRNS ◽  
J.-C. SHIAO ◽  
Y. IIZUKA ◽  
W.-N. TZENG
Keyword(s):  
Salt Water ◽  
Anguilla Rostrata ◽  
American Eel

scholarly journals Behavioural guidance of yellow-stage American eel Anguilla rostrata with a light- emitting diode device

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
CK Elvidge ◽  
MI Ford ◽  
TC Pratt ◽  
KE Smokorowski ◽  
M Sills ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Anguilla Rostrata ◽  
American Eel ◽  
Light Emitting

Artificial maturation, fertilization, and early development of the American eel (Anguilla rostrata)

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (11) ◽  
pp. 1121-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Oliveira ◽  
W. E. Hable
Keyword(s):  
Early Development ◽  
Anguilla Rostrata ◽  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
American Eel ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Commercially Important ◽  
Elusive Species ◽  
American Eels

Spawning for the American eel ( Anguilla rostrata (Le Sueur, 1817)) takes place in secretive locations within the Sargasso Sea, which has thus far prevented investigations of gametogenesis and early development in this ecologically and commercially important species. Attempts to induce maturation and reproduction in this species have been few and have produced limited results, with a single report of the production of gastrula-stage embryos. Here we report the successful maturation of female American eels. Maturation occurred within 13 weeks and ovulation was induced with a single injection of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP). Following in vitro fertilization, embryogenesis through hatching was observed and larvae were maintained for up to 6 days. We show that a crucial factor for successful fertilization is the stage of the oocyte at the time of induced ovulation. Oocytes that had not reached the migratory nucleus stage, or had passed this stage, were not successfully fertilized. These findings demonstrate that American eel can reproduce in the laboratory and previously untestable hypotheses pertaining to the developmental biology of this elusive species can now be explored.

Eels at the Edge: Science, Status, and Conservation Concerns

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gonadosomatic Index ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Anguilla Rostrata ◽  
Spawning Ground ◽  
Silver Eel ◽  
Migration Distance ◽  
American Eel ◽  
Individual Fitness ◽  
Silver Eels ◽  
Somatic Tissues

<em>Abstract.—</em>The American eel <em>Anguilla rostrata </em>is declining in the St. Lawrence River watershed, where sex ratio is highly unbalanced in favor of females. Since the American eel is a panmictic species, this demographic dominance is implicated in reproductive potential of the species. The major objective of this study was to evaluate the reproductive strategies of five subpopulations of female eels. It was assumed that fecundity varies among subpopulations according to their migration distance because of the tradeoff between energy allocated to gonads and to somatic tissues. Thirty female silver eels were collected from each of five locations in the St. Lawrence watershed 2,850–4,300 km from the spawning area. Among subpopulations, mean length ranged from 67.9 to 104.3 cm, weight from 595 to 2,366 g, fecundity from 6.5 to 14.5 million oocytes, age from 20 to 23 years, gonadosomatic index from 2.9 to 4.1%, and somatic lipid content from 17.5 to 21.7%. Because of panmixia, no genetic influence on intersite variability is expected. Environmental differences in growth habitats and individual fitness might determine acquisition and allocation of resources, as well as subsequent variability in traits that would affect reproduction. In contrast to previous hypotheses, variations in such traits were attributed to eel size rather than migration distance. The number of oocytes per silver eel was positively correlated with length rather than negatively correlated with migration distance. In the St. Lawrence watershed, large eels are highly fecund regardless of their distance from the spawning ground.

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