Ontogenetic development of pompano Trachinotus ovatus

This book highlights the ontogenetic development of larval T. ovatus, provides a comprehensive overview of larval rearing of this species. It focuses on the physiological and molecular changes during the early ontogeny of T. ovatus and hatchery and nursery practices. The first seven chapters update the recent development in the hatchery technology in T. ovatus, including feed and feeding, environmental manipulation, hatchery management, and fingerlings in transportation. Chapter eight and onwards decode the possible molecular mechanisms underlying fish development and response to environmental changes and discuss the transcription and expressions of growth and development-related genes in T. ovatus. The last chapters discuss the functional feed additives to the diet and antibiotic usage of T. ovatus juveniles. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students in the aquaculture industry and related fields.

Chapter 2 Food consumption, ingestion and selectivity of golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae, under various rotifer densities

Chapter 3 Weaning regimes for golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae

Chapter 4 Skeleton development and malformation of hatchery-reared golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus

Chapter 5 Nutrition and temperature regulate rearing performance of golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae

Chapter 6 Physical responses of golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus to rearing salinity

Chapter 7 Physiological responses of golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae fingerlings in transportation

Chapter 8 Transcriptional response of golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae to temperature

Chapter 9 IGF genes in golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae

Chapter 10 High water temperature induces jaw deformity and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) gene expression in golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae

Chapter 11 Twist gene in golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae

Chapter 13 Effects of water temperature and nutritional manipulation on the expression of liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) gene in golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae

Chapter 14 Follistatin-related protein gene in golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae

Chapter 15 Functional feed additives to the diet of golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus juveniles

Chapter 16 The intestine microbiota community and enzyme activity in Trachinotus ovatus after short-time antibiotic bath administration.

Prof. Zhenhua Ma graduated from Flinders University (Australia) with PhD in Aquaculture. He used to work for Flinders University and Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore). Currently, he is the manager of the Tropical Aquaculture Research and Development Center of South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, and Vice Director of Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute. Academic experiences including: postgraduate supervisor of Shanghai Ocean University and Tianjin Agricultural College; Member of the 3rd Hainan original seed breeding committee; Member of the aquatic animal behaviour committee of Chinese Fishery Science Association; Member of aquaculture committee in Chinese academy of fishery sciences; Deputy secretary general of China coral conservation alliance; Chief editor of Insights in Aquaculture and Biotechnology, editorial board member of the Journal of Fisheries and Fisheries Development. By 2020, Prof. Zhenhua Ma has published 5 academic monographs, participated in the compilation of 2 English academic monographs, and published 118 academic papers, with a total of more than 300 citations.