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Eyestalk Ablation to Increase Ovarian Maturation in Mud Crabs

Mud crabs (Scylla spp.) are commercially important crustacean species that can be found throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. During culture, the ...

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

This study was carried out to determine the physiological changes (survival, growth, molting cycle, sex differentiation, and gill condition) of mud crab,  crablet at different water temperatures of 24, 28 and 32 °C, and ambient temperature of 27 to 30 °C. Thermoregulatory behavior, represented by preferred temperature (29.83 ± SD 2.47 °C), critical thermal minimum (17.33 ± SD 0.58 °C), critical thermal maximum (40 ± SD 0.00 °C), and thermal tolerance interval (22.67 ± SD 0.58 °C), were checked for Crablet 1 stage only (with ambient temperature as acclimation temperature).Both low (24 °C) and high (32 °C) temperatures were associated with lower growth performance, and survival rate ( < 0.05), in comparison with both 28 °C and ambient temperature treatments.Male ratio at low temperaturetreatment (24 °C) was higher (80.09 ± SD 18.86%) than for other treatments ( < 0.05), observed as 44.81 ± D 10.50%, 41.94 ± SD 19.44%, and 76.30 ± SD 5.13% for 28 °C, 32 °C and ambient temperature treatments, respectively. However, there was no significant difference observed between 24 °C, 28 °C, and ambient temperature treatments. Anatomical alterations of gill lamellae of  crablet for both 32 °C, and 24 °C treatments, appeared thinner and paler than at both 28 °C, and ambient temperature treatments. Based on this study, temperature of 28 to 30 °C was recommended as the optimal temperature for the long-term nursery phase of .

Mohammad Asmat-Ullah

Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE),
Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries,
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

Eyestalk Ablation to Increase Ovarian Maturation in Mud Crabs

Mohammad Asmat-Ullah

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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

Eyestalk Ablation to Increase Ovarian Maturation in Mud Crabs

Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE),
Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries,
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries