The relationship of predator size to maximum prey size, and predator weight to weight of prey consumed among cannibalistic sea bass (Lates culcurifm Bloch) in a hatchery were assessed. Maximum prey size was computed from morphological measurements (predator mouth width, prey body depth and fish total length), while prey consumption was determined from predators kept in experimental beakers and fed only prey sea bass for a %day period. Maximum prey size was 61-67 % of predator total length (TL,,, = 0.5944 TLpred,mr + 0.0724). Gut dissection of predators showed that size of ingested prey increased with increasing predator size not exceeding the maximum size limit indicated by the above equation. Daily prey consumption of predators in the beakers was expressed as WPrq = -0.2407 Wpr&r, , :,.~,,,, -0.1141. During hatchery rearing of sea bass, fish with length differences of more than 33 YO must be separated and food of appropriate size provided to limit cannibalism. Zusammenfassung GroJ3en-und gewichtsabhangiger Kunnibulismus in gezuchteten Seebarschen (Lates calcarifer Bloch) Die Beziehung zwischen Rauber roBe, maximaler Beutegroge und Raubergewicht im Verhalmis zum Beutegewicht wurde bei kannibafistischen Seebarschen (Lates culcurifer) gepriift, die in einer Brutanstalt aufgezogen wurden. Die maximale BeutegroBe wurde iiber morphometrische Messungen (MaulgroBe des Raubers, Korpertiefe der Beute und Fischlange) rechnerisch bestimmt. Die konsumierte Beutemenge wurde mit Tieren ermittelt, die in Bechern uber 7 Tage nur mit Seebarschen als Beute gefiittert wurden. Die maximale Beutegroge lag zwischen 61 bis 67% der Predatorenlange ( Tl , . , = 0.5944 TLp,+,, + 0.0724). Die Darmpraparation der Rauber zeigte, dai3 die G d e der aufgenommenen Beute mu der RaubergroBe zunahm, jedoch nicht die maximale Grogengrenze iiberstieg, die mit 0. g. Gleichun beschrieben ist. Der tagliche Beutekonsum der Predatoren in den einzelnen Versuchen kann durch f3gende Gleichung beschrieben werden: W,, = -0.24O7Wp,.~,,,~ + 0.7697Wpr~,,, -0.1141. Bei der Seebarsch-Aufzucht in einer Brutanstalt sollten Fische, deren Langendifferenz mehr als 33 YO ausmacht, sortiert und mit Futter angemessener GroBe versorgt werden, um die Kannibalismusrate zu minimieren. Risumi Cannibulisme d6pendunt dupoids et de la tuille dans les ilevages de barramandi (Lates calcarifer Bloch)Les relations entre la taille des ridateurs et la taille maximales des proies, ainsi que le poids des pridateurs par rapport au poids 8es proies parmi les barramundi cannibales (Lutes culcurifer Bloch) en ilevage ont C t i diterminies. La taille maximale de la proie a i t i analysie par computation de mesures mo hologiques (largeur de la bouche du pridateur, ipaisseur de la proie et longueur totale du Poisson), tanxs que la consommation de proie a iti diterminie i partir de pridateurs gardis dans des riservoirs ex erimentaux et nourris uniquement de barramundi comme proie pendant une piriode de 7 jours. La taifle maximale des proies a it6 comprise entre 61 et 67 ' 70 de la longueur total...
The effect of loading density, transport duration, water temperature, and salinity on survival of young rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus BLOCH) under simulated transport conditions was investigated. The rocking motion of transport was simulated by an elecmc shaker. At ambient temperature and salinity (2S°C/32% S) increasing loadin density and transport duration resulted in decreasin fish survival rates. When both temperature a n t salinity (2OoC/2O%Os) were lowered survival improvejsi nificantly. Dissolved oxygen, water temperature, and salinity were critical factors affecting survivaf of young rabbitfish during simulated transport. Based on the results, a density of 100 fish/L can be packed for 8 hours of transport and 300 fish/L for 2 hours at 28 "C and 32 %, and about 200 fish/L for 4 hours at 20 "C and 20 %S.
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