Academic literature on the topic 'Rachycentridae'

A phylogenetic analysis, based on 138 putatively informative characters, of the 11 species of the superfamily Echeneoidea (Echeneidae, Rachycentridae, and Coryphaenidae) resulted in a single most parsimonious tree. This tree strongly supports the monophyly of the superfamily with the following relationships: Coryphaenidae + (Rachycentridae + (Phtheirichthys lineatus + ((Echeneis naucrates + Echeneis neucratoides) + (Remora brachyptera + (Remora remora + (Remora australis + (Remora osteochir + Remora albescens))))))). One of the traditional subfamilies, Echeneiinae, and one of the traditional genera, Remora, were both found to be paraphyletic. A new classification of the family based on natural groupings eliminated the subfamilial designations and subsumed the genus Remorina under the genus Remora, rendering it monophyletic. An examination of the behavioural data resulted in the hypothesis of a gradual step-by-step development of "hitchhiking" behaviour from general schooling behaviour (outgroups) to attaching to a select few types of hosts in the pelagic environment (as exhibited by R. osteochir).

The Cobia, Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766), is a large, fast-growing coastal pelagic fish belonging to the monotypic family Rachycentridae. In this study, we describe in detail the osteological characters of the Cobia from Indian waters. The skull, appendicular, and axial skeletons were disarticulated, examined, and illustrated. We characterize the species based on morphometry, meristic counts, and osteological features and briefly review the phylogenetic relationships proposed for the species.

The cobia is the only representative of the Rachycentridae family and, because of its zootechnical qualities, production of this fish has been implemented in several countries, such as the United States, Mexico and Brazil. Tuxophorus caligodes is a widespread parasite of marine fish worldwide. For the present report, 15 juvenile cobias were collected from net cages on a fish farm in Ilhabela, state of São Paulo, Brazil, in the winter of 2011. The fish were sacrificed by means of cerebral concussion, and then weighed (280 ± 70.5 g) and measured (27 ± 1.97 cm). After external examination under a stereomicroscope, ectoparasites present on the body surface were collected, fixed and processed for identification. Out of the 15 fish examined, two were parasitized with Tuxophorus caligodes, thus indicating a prevalence of 13.3%. This is the first report of Tuxophorus caligodes in cobias in Brazil.

Rachycentron canadum is an economically important fish in aquaculture due to its resistance to environmental variations, the feasibility of culture in confinement, high growth rates, and good acceptance by consumers. The profitability of their cage culture is negatively affected by the difficulty of implementing monosex cultures due to the apparent similarity between sexes. In this study, morphometric techniques were used to determine sexual dimorphism by analyzing measurements and the fish’s shape. Differences were found between the sexes in the position of the eyes, lips, pectoral fin and ventral fin, and the body’s general shape. The sexing precision of the individuals was 75.4 % with distances and 82.7 % with geometric morphometry.

Nabil WA, Habibah I, Aryochepridho, Trijoko. 2018. Caught fish species diversity of South Morotai, North Maluku, Indonesia. Ocean Life 2: 33-36. South Morotai is a part of Morotai Island, an archipelago in eastern Indonesia with high fisheries potential such as fish, sea cucumbers, crabs, shrimp, and algae. Research on fish diversity in South Morotai is needed because there is no sufficient data and information about the potential of Morotai Island marine fisheries. The goal of this research was to collect data on fish species in Morotai, especially South Morotai. This research was conducted by surveys of fish caught by local fishermen in July 2017. Results showed that there were 23 species of fishes belonging to 14 families, with the highest diversity belonging to the Scaridae family (4 species). Serranidae and Acanthuridae each had 3 species identified. Balistidae and Labridae each had 2 species identified. One species was identified from each family of Rachycentridae, Lethrinidae, Lutjanidae, Sphyraenidae, and Mullidae.

The cobia,Rachycentron canadum, a species of marine fish, has been increasingly used in aquaculture worldwide. It is the only member of the family Rachycentridae (Perciformes) showing wide geographic distribution and phylogenetic patterns still not fully understood. In this study, the species was cytogenetically analyzed by different methodologies, including Ag-NOR and chromomycin A3(CMA3)/DAPI staining, C-banding, early replication banding (RGB), andin situfluorescent hybridization with probes for 18S and 5S ribosomal genes and for telomeric sequences (TTAGGG)n. The results obtained allow a detailed chromosomal characterization of the Atlantic population. The chromosome diversification found in the karyotype of the cobia is apparently related to pericentric inversions, the main mechanism associated to the karyotypic evolution of Perciformes. The differential heterochromatin replication patterns found were in part associated to functional genes. Despite maintaining conservative chromosomal characteristics in relation to the basal pattern established for Perciformes, some chromosome pairs in the analyzed population exhibit markers that may be important for cytotaxonomic, population, and biodiversity studies as well as for monitoring the species in question.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-03-22T19:38:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 GideaoWagnerWerneckFelixDaCosta_TESE.pdf: 33028395 bytes, checksum: c76578cb5fe3374f5e7f53e880cb6679 (MD5)<br>Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-03-28T20:02:07Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 GideaoWagnerWerneckFelixDaCosta_TESE.pdf: 33028395 bytes, checksum: c76578cb5fe3374f5e7f53e880cb6679 (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-28T20:02:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GideaoWagnerWerneckFelixDaCosta_TESE.pdf: 33028395 bytes, checksum: c76578cb5fe3374f5e7f53e880cb6679 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-27<br>Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES<br>Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPq<br>A esp?cie Rachycentron canadum, conhecida popularmente como beijupir? ou cobia, ? o ?nico representante da fam?lia Rachycentridae o qual vem sendo crescentemente utilizado na piscicultura marinha, em cultivos intensivos. Como caracter?sticas vantajosas, ? de f?cil adapta??o, prol?fica, possui crescimento precoce em cativeiro e elevado valor comercial. J? as esp?cies da fam?lia Lutjanidae (Lutjanus synagris, Lutjanus jocu, Lutjanus analis, Lutjanus alexandrei e Ocyurus chrysurus) representam um importante recurso pesqueiro em todas as ?reas de sua ocorr?ncia. No Brasil a explora??o comercial dos Lutjanidae que se iniciou na d?cada de 60 e nos anos 80 j? demonstrava um decl?nio nos volumes de captura. Este fato aponta que os lutjan?deos devem possuir um manejo conservativo. Apesar dos potencias econ?micos, pouco se conhece sobre as caracter?sticas gen?ticas e citogen?ticas destas esp?cies, principalmente no que diz respeito a an?lise de DNAs repetitivos, os quais que representam a maior parte do genoma dos eucariotos e sendo responsaveis por importantes papeis evolutivos no genoma dos peixes. Dados citogen?ticos vem crescentemente sendo empregados em estudos populacionais e com fins biotecnol?gicos em peixes. As analises citogen?ticas foram realizadas utilizando m?todos cl?ssicos como colora??o com Giemsa, bandamento C e Ag-RONs, colora??o com os fluorocromos base-espec?ficos (DAPI e MM) e mapeamento cromoss?micos de sequ?ncias repetitivas dentre as quais, sequ?ncias telom?ricas, transposons (Tol2), retrotransposons (Rex1 e Rex3), DNA repetitivos (Cot-1 e microssat?lites) e das regi?es transcricionalmente ativas dos genes ribossomais 18S e 5S e histonas (H2BA e H3), atrav?s da hibrida??o in situ com sondas fluorescentes (FISH). Os padr?es cromoss?micos obtidos contribu?ram para o conhecimento da organiza??o das sequ?ncias repetitivas no genoma das esp?cies, bem como a diferencia??o cariot?pica. Padr?es incomuns de expans?o de sequ?ncias hist?nicas retratam a primeira ocorr?ncia em peixes marinhos. Os dados obtidos fornecem subs?dios para o conhecimento gen?tico dos importantes recurso pesqueiros representados pelas esp?cies aqui analisadas, com vistas a auxiliar o desenvolvimento da piscicultura marinha.<br>The Rachycentron canadum species, commonly known as beijupir? or cobia is the only representative of Rachycentridae family which has been increasingly used in marine fish farming, in intensive cultivation. As advantageous features it has easy adaptation, prolific behavior, early growth in captivity and high commercial value. Additionally, specie of Lutjanidae family (Lutjanus synagris, Lutjanus jocu, Lutjanus analis, Lutjanus alexandrei and Ocyurus chrysurus) represents an important fisheries resource in all areas of its occurrence. In Brazil, the commercial exploitation of Lutjanidae which begun in the 60's and 80's, already has showed a decline in catch volumes. This fact suggests that the snappers must have a conservative management. Despite the economic potential, little is known about the genetic and cytogenetic characteristics of these species, especially with respect to repetitive DNA analysis, which represents the major part of the eukaryotes genome, playing important evolutionary roles in the fish genome. Cytogenetic data is increasingly being used in population studies and biotechnological purposes in fishes. The cytogenetical analyzes were performed using classical methods such as Giemsa staining, C-banding and Ag-NORs, fluorochromes base-specific staining (DAPI and MM) and physical mapping of repetitive sequences among which, telomeric sequences, transposons (Tol2), retrotransposons (Rex1 and Rex3), repetitive DNA (microsatellites and Cot-1) and transcriptionally active regions of the 18S and 5S ribosomal genes and histone (H3 and H2BA) by in situ hybridization with fluorescent probes (FISH). The chromosomal patterns obtained contributed to the organization of repetitive sequences in the genome of the species, as well as karyotypical differentiation. Unusual patterns of histone sequences expansion depict the first occurrence in marine fishes. The obtained data provided subsides to the genetic knowledge of the important fisheries resource represented by the species here analyzed, seeking the marine pisciculture improvement.

Submitted by Natalia de Souza Gonçalves (natalia.goncalves@ufpe.br) on 2016-09-23T13:58:51Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Tese Emilly.pdf: 3694284 bytes, checksum: b1e6e78f9d75225d406cb1ffd3c9bc2b (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-23T13:58:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Tese Emilly.pdf: 3694284 bytes, checksum: b1e6e78f9d75225d406cb1ffd3c9bc2b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-26<br>FACEPE<br>CAPES<br>CNPq<br>O beijupirá Rachycentron canadum, é um peixe pelágico marinho, migrador, cosmopolita que possui grande interesse comercial no mundo. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a existência de estruturação populacional interoceânica, analisar a diversidade genética e a conectividade entre as populações no Atlântico Sul, além de estimar a variabilidade e endogamia da espécie nas pisciculturas e na costa brasileira. Para isso foram utilizados exemplares do beijupirá ao longo de sua distribuição global (Atlântico, Índico e Pacífico), na costa brasileira e em quatro pisciculturas no Brasil analisados por meio de marcadores microssatélites e do DNAmt (citocromo b e D-loop). Os resultados obtidos na análise interoceânica indicam alta diversidade genética e moderada estruturação genético-populacional para o D-loop, rejeitando a hipótese de panmixia global da espécie. Na costa brasileira foi observada ausência de estruturação populacional, evidenciando conectividade e inexistência de barreiras que impeçam o fluxo gênico e a migração da espécie, revelando uma população panmítica intra-oceânica. Já nas pisciculturas do beijupirá no Brasil foi observada perda de diversidade genética e diferenciação genética entre as pisciculturas e os selvagens, apesar do cultivo recente da espécie. Diante disso, o gerenciamento da pesca tanto a nível mundial, quanto local, e o manejo da espécie nas estações de piscicultura devem considerar estas informações para a exploração sustentável e o comércio de indivíduos em termos regionais e globais, trazendo implicações para o manejo da espécie e sua conservação.<br>Cobia Rachycentron canadum, is a marine pelagic, migratory, cosmopolitan fish that has great commercial interest in the world. This study aimed to evaluate the existence of inter-oceanic population structure, analyze the genetic diversity and connectivity among populations in the South Atlantic, as well as to estimate the variability and inbreeding in cobia farms and the Brazilian coast. Specimens were collected throughout its global distribution (Atlantic, Indian and Pacific), the Brazilian coast and four aquaculture installations in Brazil using microsatellite markers and mtDNA (cytochrome b and D-loop). The results of the inter-oceanic analysis indicate high genetic diversity and moderate genetic population structure for the D-loop, rejecting the hypothesis of global panmixia. In the Brazilian coast the absence of population structure was observed, showing connectivity and lack of barriers that prevent gene flow and migration of species, revealing an intra-oceanic panmitic population. However, in the farmed cobia, a loss of genetic diversity was detected , besides genetic differentiation between farm and wild, despite the recent farming of the species. Thus, the fisheries management both globally and locally, and the maintenance of species in aquaculture installations should consider this information for the sustainable exploitation and trade of individuals in regional and global terms, bringing implications for the management of the species and its conservation.