Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (한국수산과학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Cyclic variations of gonad development of an air-breathing fish, Channa striata in the lentic and lotic environments

  • Al Mahmud, Nasim (Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University) ;
  • Rahman, Hassan Md. Hafizur (Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University) ;
  • Mostakim, Golam Mohammod (Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University) ;
  • Khan, Mohd. Golam Quader (Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University) ;
  • Shahjahan, Md. (Department of Fisheries Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University) ;
  • Lucky, Nahid Sultana (Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University) ;
  • Islam, M. Sadiqul (Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University)
  • Received : 2016.01.29
  • Accepted : 2016.02.16
  • Published : 2016.03.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

The study was conducted to know the cyclic changes in gonadal maturation and to investigate the developmental stages of oocytes and testicular germ cells of an air-breathing fish, Channa striata. Fish were sampled monthly from lentic and lotic environments of three geographical locations of Bangladesh from December to November and the histological analysis of their gonad was done to evaluate the objectives. The highest mean GSI was $5.95{\pm}0.20$ for female in July and $0.14{\pm}0.01$ for male also in July showing that the gonadal development reached its peak during this month. The highest mean oocyte diameter was $1257.50{\pm}24.17{\mu}m$ observed in July implying that the oocyte reached maturity in this month. Histological study of ovary revealed the evidence of early yolk granule stage and late yolk granule stage from April to July. In case of male four stages of spermatogenesis were distinguished and spermatozoa were highly abundant in June and July. So the monthly pooled values of GSI and the analysis of gonadal histology indicated that the peak breeding season of C. striata occurred in July in the lentic and lotic environments. Samples collected from lentic and lotic habitats are suggestive of no difference in the development of the gonad. The results of the present study will be useful for selective breeding programme, conservation and sustainable fishery management of C. striata in its natural habitat.

Keywords

References

  1. Ali AB, Kadir BKA. The reproductive biology of the cyprinid, Thynnichthys thynnoides (Bleeker), in the Chenderoh Reservoir - a small tropical reservoir in Malaysia. Hydrobiologia. 1996;318:139-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016676
  2. Ashwini GG, Girish RG, Raju G, Khillare YK. Study of gonadosomatic index of freshwater fish Channa gachua. Sci Res Rep. 2013;3(1):7-8.
  3. Bloch ME. Naturgeschichte der auslandischen fische, Berlin. Naturg Ausl Fische. 1793;7:1-144.
  4. Conover DO. Seasonality and the scheduling of life history at different latitudes. J Fish Biol. 1992;41:161-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb03876.x
  5. De Vlaming V, Grossman G, Chapman F. On the use of gonosomatic index. Comp Biochem Physiol. 1982;73A:31-9.
  6. Fialho BC, Schifino LC, Verano JR. Biologia reprodutiva de Oligosarcus jenynsii (Gunther) (Characiformes, Characidae) da Lagoa das Custodias, Tramandai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Rev Bras Zooltec. 1998;15:775-82. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81751998000300020
  7. Gaikwad MV, Shingare SM, Hiwarale DK, More VR, Khillare YK. Study on Ganado-somatic and fecundity relationship in air breathing fish Channa gachua (Ham. 1822) from Godavari near Aurangabad. Afr J Basic Appl Sci. 2009;1:59-61.
  8. Gunn JS, Bruce BD, Furlani DM, Thresher RE, Blaber SJ. Timing and location of spawning of blue grenadier Macruronus novaezelandiae (Teleostii: Merluciidae), in Australian coastal waters. Aust J Marine Fresh Water Res. 1989;40:97-112. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9890097
  9. IUCN. 1998. List of threatened animals of Bangladesh. Proceedings of the workshop on Bangladesh Red Book of Threatened Animals, February 22, 1998. Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 13.
  10. Jayaram KC. The Freshwater fishes of the Indian region. 1st ed. Delhi: Narendra publishing House; 1999. p. 446.
  11. Kirti T, Binay KS, Suman S, Amit T. Study of gonado somatic index of freshwater fish Channa marulius. Int J Sci Res Pub. 2014;4(5):1-2.
  12. Lalta P, Dwivedi AK, Dubey VK, Serajuddin M. Reproductive biology of freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus (Bloch, 1793) from river Varuna (A tributary of Ganga River) in India. J Ecophysiol Occup Health. 2011;11:69-80.
  13. Mat Jais AM. Molecular size of the bio-active component from haruan Channa striatus extract. J Appl Sci. 1992;7:2198-9.
  14. Morton B. The life cycle and sexual strategy of Gafrarium pectinatum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) in Hong Kong Mangrove. Malacol Rev. 1990;23:53-62.
  15. Navarao E, Iglesias JIP, Larranaga A. Interannual variation in the reproductive cycle and biochemical composition of the cockle Cerastoderma edule from Mundace Estuary (Biscay, North Spain). Mar Biol. 1989;101:503-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00541652
  16. Noble RL, Jones TW. Managing fisheries with regulations. In: Kohler CC, Hubert WA, editors. Inland fisheries management in North America. Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. 1993. p. 383-402.
  17. Rinku G, Behera S, Bibha CB, Sonmoina B. Sexual dimorphism and gonadal development of a rare murrel species Channa bleheri (Bleher) in Assam. The Bioscan. 2013;8(4):1265-9.
  18. Siddiquee A. Reproductive biology of great snakehead C. marulius from the Sylhet basin, Dissertation, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. 2012.
  19. Sunita K, Kulkarni KM, Gijare SS, Tantarpale VT. Seasonal changes of gonadosomatic index observed in the freshwater fish Channa punctatus. Bios. 2011;6(4):571-3.
  20. Tomkeiwicz J, Tybjerg L, Jespersen A. Micro- and macroscopic characteristic to stage gonadal maturation of female Baltic cod. J Fish Biol. 2003;62:253-75. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00001.x
  21. Winemiller KO. Feeding and reproductive biology of the currito, Hoplosternum littorale, in the Venezuelan Ilanos with comment on the possible function of the enlarge male pectoral spine. Environ Biol Fish. 1987;20:219-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00004956

Cited by

  1. Sex Differentiation and Gonadal Development of striped snakehead (Channa striata Bloch, 1793) vol.253, pp.None, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/253/1/012007