Spawning Induction, Larviculture and Rearing of Mexican Snook Centropomus poeyi (Chávez, 1961)

María de Jesús Contreras-García; Wilfrido Miguel Contreras-Sánchez; Alejandro Mcdonal-Vera; Leonardo Cruz-Rosado

Authors

María de Jesús Contreras-García UJAT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-4848
Wilfrido Miguel Contreras-Sánchez Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8072-2182
Alejandro Mcdonal-Vera Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-9056
Leonardo Cruz-Rosado Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-4010

Keywords:

Induced reproduction, Larviculture, Centropomus poeyi

Abstract

The Mexican snook (Centropomus poeyi) constitutes an essential artisanal fishery in coastal areas of Mexico containing rivers that discharge into the Gulf of Mexico, and it is considered overfished in general; therefore, aquaculture can provide alternatives to this situation. Induced spawning and Larviculture have been developed in our laboratory for this critical endemic species. Using cholesterol-cellulose implants with LHRH-a, spawning is initiated 30 hours after implantation. A total of 9.5 million fertilized eggs were collected, averaging 700.35 µm in diameter. The fertilization rate was 90%, and the hatching rate was 85%. Two hundred thirteen thousand fish were fed according to a protocol generated for this species, using microalgae, rotifers, and Artemia nauplii. Weaning is initiated 15 days post-hatching using a co-feeding regime combining live food and inert diets designed for marine fish. Survival at the end of the larval period was 1.8%, with fish feeding exclusively on artificial food and acclimated to freshwater.

Author Biographies

María de Jesús Contreras-García, UJAT

Técnico Académico de la División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco.
Wilfrido Miguel Contreras-Sánchez, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Professor Ivestigador of the Academic Division of Biological Sciences of the UJAT, Dr. in Fisheries Sciences and has done research related to the biology, ecology and culture of marine and freshwater fish, covering aspects of reproduction, physiology and nutrition, among others.
Alejandro Mcdonal-Vera, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Biologist by profession, Master in Environmental Sciences. Full-time research professor at UJAT-DACBiol, participated in multiple national and international research projects. Co-author and author of several national and international publications.
Leonardo Cruz-Rosado, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Biologist by profession, Dr. in Ecology and Management of Tropical Systems. Research Professor UJAT-DACBiol, research area related to plankton and zooplankton.

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