Arvedlund, M., McCormick, M.I., and Ainsworth, T. (2000) Effects of photoperiod on growth of larvae and juveniles of the anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus. Naga - The ICLARM Quarterly , 23 (2). pp. 18-23.

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[Extract] The tropical marine anemonefishes (Pomacentridae) are important in the trade for ornamental fish (Wilkerson 1998) and are a popular subject of research (Fautin 1991). Over the last 20 years, mariculture centers and scientific laboratories have started rearing these fishes in large quantities (McLarney 1985, 1986; Miyagawa 1989; Hoff 1993; Young 1996; Job et al. 1997). The list of marine fishes reared in captivity today, for purposes other than human consumption, contains more than 84 species (Tables 1 and 2). The fact that 26 different species from the family Pomacentridae are reported to be reared is notable. This is a significantly higher number of species compared to all other families. However, when we look at species that can be reared reliably in large quantities, they include only a dozen anemonefish species, seven species of gobiids (Gobiidae), five species of cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) and eight species of pseudochromids (Pseudochromidae) The last two are only included here as a result of recent work by Gardner (1997) and Job et al. (1997). For all the species within the families mentioned above, larval rearing is still time-consuming and expensive.

Item ID:	26496
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0116-290X
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Date Deposited:	19 Jul 2013 06:32
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