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NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUACULTURE
Volume 74, Issue 4, Pages 499-511Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15222055.2012.676013
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- Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration funded research consortium
- Science and the Consortium for Ocean Replenishment
- Mote Scientific Foundation
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To gain an improved understanding of the early life history of common snook Centropomus undecimalis and refine hatchery production techniques for this species, a combination of digital photography and histological techniques were used to document the embryonic and early larval development of hatchery-reared individuals. Embryo development from fertilization to hatching took 15 h at 28 degrees C. Larvae at 2 d posthatch showed fully pigmented eyes, and histological sections of the digestive tract revealed the presence of cellular structures indicative of a functional gut. This suggests that common snook larvae have the mechanical ability to detect, capture, and digest prey at 2 d posthatch.
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