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Malard L, Riginos C, McGuigan K. Skeletal deformities and meristic trait variations are common in the intertidal fish Bathygobius cocosensis (Perciformes-Gobiidae). J Fish Dis 2021; 44:665-673. [PMID: 33400822 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Extreme environmental conditions, such as temperature, can lead to meristic trait variation and skeletal deformities, which may have major impacts on individual fitness. As intertidal ecosystems experience rapid temperature and physicochemical fluctuations, intertidal fish living and reproducing in these environmental conditions may have phenotypes influenced by such variable environments. The impact of intertidal variability on fish development, however, has not been previously investigated. Skeletal deformities and meristic traits were assessed for Bathygobius cocosensis, a common intertidal fish living across the Indo-Pacific region, using a clearing and staining method on 72 individuals. Over 87% of individuals presented meristic variation and over 70% exhibited at least one type of skeletal deformity, mostly recorded in the caudal fin area. The unexpected prevalence of skeletal deformities among this intertidal fish population suggests that such deformities may be suitable markers to evaluate an individual's stress exposure during development and the subsequent fitness effects.
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- Lucie Malard
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, The University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Wünnemann H, Bergmann SM, Eskens U, Scharbert A, Hundt M, Lierz M. First report of a cystic malformation on the upper jaw of hatchery-reared allis shad Alosa alosa. J Fish Dis 2017; 40:1-10. [PMID: 27146560 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The anadromous allis shad Alosa alosa has suffered dramatic population declines throughout Europe and is currently considered as endangered throughout its entire distribution range. In order to reestablish allis shad in the River Rhine, which formerly housed one of the largest and most important populations, an EU-LIFE Project 'The re-introduction of allis shad in the Rhine system' was started in 2007. In course of the LIFE+ Projects, allis shad larvae bred from genitor fish of the Gironde-Garonne-Dordogne population in France were reared in a pilot ex situ stock plant pilot facility in Aßlar, Germany. At an age of 1-2 months, about 100% of these fish developed approximately 0.5- to 0.8-cm large, fluid-filled, transparent cysts in conjunction with the upper jaw. The performed microbiological, virological, parasitological and histological examinations did not detect any infectious agents. Possible causative agents are discussed with regard to environmental factors and the nutrition of larvae. In conclusion, the observed malformations are considered a sign for a severe health problem and therefore a risk for the successful breeding of allis shad in aquaculture.
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- H Wünnemann
- Clinic for Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Infectology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Greifswald, Germany
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- The Hessen State Laboratory, Giessen, Germany
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- Rheinischer Fischereiverband von 1880 e.V., Siegburg, Germany
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- Institute for Environmental Sciences, University Landau, Landau, Germany
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- Clinic for Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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LePage V, Young J, Dutton CJ, Crawshaw G, Paré JA, Kummrow M, McLelland DJ, Huber P, Young K, Russell S, Al-Hussinee L, Lumsden JS. Diseases of captive yellow seahorse Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, pot-bellied seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson and weedy seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacépède). J Fish Dis 2015; 38:439-450. [PMID: 24820967 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2014] [Revised: 03/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Seahorses, pipefish and seadragons are fish of the Family Syngnathidae. From 1998 to 2010, 172 syngnathid cases from the Toronto Zoo were submitted for post-mortem diagnostics and retrospectively examined. Among the submitted species were yellow seahorses Hippocampus kuda Bleeker (n=133), pot-bellied seahorses Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson (n=35) and weedy seadragons Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacépède; n=4). The three most common causes of morbidity and mortality in this population were bacterial dermatitis, bilaterally symmetrical myopathy and mycobacteriosis, accounting for 24%, 17% and 15% of cases, respectively. Inflammatory processes were the most common diagnoses, present in 117 cases. Seven neoplasms were diagnosed, environmental aetiologies were identified in 46 cases, and two congenital defects were identified.
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- V LePage
- Fish Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Lemly AD. Teratogenic effects and monetary cost of selenium poisoning of fish in Lake Sutton, North Carolina. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2014; 104:160-167. [PMID: 24675445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Selenium pollution from coal ash wastewater was investigated in Lake Sutton, NC. This lake has been continuously used as a cooling pond for a coal-fired power plant since 1972. Historic and recent levels of contamination in fish tissues (14-105µg Se/g dry weight in liver, 24-127 in eggs, 4-23 in muscle, 7-38 in whole-body) exceeded toxic thresholds and teratogenic effects were observed in fish collected in 2013. A high proportion (28.9 percent) of juvenile Lepomis spp. exhibited spinal and craniofacial malformations that were consistent with selenium poisoning. Teratogenic Deformity Index values indicated population-level impacts on the fishery. The partially monetized cost of resultant fishery losses was calculated at over $US 8.6 million annually, and over $US 217 million for the entire period of damage, which dates back to 1987 when chemical and biological monitoring began.
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Shi X, He C, Zuo Z, Li R, Chen D, Chen R, Wang C. Pyrene exposure influences the craniofacial cartilage development of Sebastiscus marmoratus embryos. Mar Environ Res 2012; 77:30-34. [PMID: 22336231 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, which are known carcinogens and teratogens. However, the toxicity of PAHs during skeletal development and the mechanism involved are not completely clear. In the present study, rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus) embryos were exposed to pyrene (Pyr) for 7 days at 0.5, 5 and 50 nM which resulted in craniofacial skeleton deformities. Pyr exposure for 6 days reduced the expression of PCNA, Col2a1 and Sox9 in the craniofacial skeleton revealed using in situ hybridization. These results suggest that Pyr exposure impairs skeleton development via disrupting the proliferation of the chondrocytes. At the same time, Pyr exposure reduced the expression of lox1 and inhibited the activity of lysyl oxidase, which is the key enzyme controlling the collagen cross-linking, and which might therefore have been one of the reasons for the deformative Meckel's cartilage (lower jaw).
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- Xiao Shi
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Subtropical Wetland Ecosystem Research, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Zhang J, Zuo Z, Sun P, Wang H, Yu A, Wang C. Tributyltin exposure results in craniofacial cartilage defects in rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus) embryos. Mar Environ Res 2012; 77:6-11. [PMID: 22261028 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2011] [Revised: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 12/30/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Tributyltin (TBT) is a ubiquitous marine environmental contaminant, which has been known to cause axial skeletal deformities in fish embryos. However, the effects of TBT on the craniofacial cartilage development of fishes remain unclear. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of waterborne TBT at environmental levels (0, 0.1, 1, and 10 ng L(-1) as Sn) on craniofacial cartilage development in embryos of the rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus). Our study showed that TBT exposure induced craniofacial skeletal deformities, such as reduction of the craniofacial skeleton elements and a shorter lower jaw. The expressions of retinoic acid receptor α, sonic hedgehog, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen were depressed and the expressions of vitamin D receptor were increased in the rockfish embryos after TBT exposure. In addition, the activities of Ca(2+)-ATPase were inhibited after TBT exposure. These results suggested that TBT might perturb the proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes, and disturb calcium homeostasis, thus disorganizing craniofacial skeletal development.
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- Jiliang Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, PR China
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Noble C, Jones HAC, Damsgård B, Flood MJ, Midling KØ, Roque A, Sæther BS, Cottee SY. Injuries and deformities in fish: their potential impacts upon aquacultural production and welfare. Fish Physiol Biochem 2012; 38:61-83. [PMID: 21918861 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-011-9557-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Accepted: 09/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fish can be the recipients of numerous injuries that are potentially deleterious to aquacultural production performance and welfare. This review will employ a systematic approach that classifies injuries in relation to specific anatomical areas of the fish and will evaluate the effects of injury upon production and welfare. The selected areas include the (1) mouth, (2) eye, (3) epidermis and (4) fins. These areas cover a large number of external anatomical features that can be injured during aquacultural procedures and husbandry practices. In particular, these injuries can be diagnosed on live fish, in a farm environment. For each anatomical feature, this review addresses (a) its structure and function and (b) defines key injuries that can affect the fish from a production and a welfare perspective. Particular attention is then given to (c) defining known and potential aquacultural risk factors before (d) identifying and outlining potential short- and long-term farming practices and mitigation strategies to reduce the incidence and prevalence of these injuries. The review then concludes with an analysis of potential synergies between risk factors the type of injury, in addition to identifying potential synergies in mitigation strategies. The paper covers both aquaculture and capture-based aquaculture.
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- Chris Noble
- Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Tromsø, Norway.
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Li R, Zuo Z, Chen D, He C, Chen R, Chen Y, Wang C. Inhibition by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of ATPase activities in Sebastiscus marmoratus larvae: relationship with the development of early life stages. Mar Environ Res 2011; 71:86-90. [PMID: 21131043 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2010.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Sebastiscus marmoratus larvae were exposed to waterborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) containing 3-5 rings, benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), pyrene (Py) or phenanthrene (Phe), respectively at 0.01, 0.1 and 1 μg L⁻¹. Cumulative mortality, frequency of dorsal curvature and rate of pericardial and yolk sac edema in larvae treated for 8 days were significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner. All three PAHs resulted in reduction of the lower jaw, and the extent of reduction increased with increasing concentrations of the PAHs. Na+/K+-ATPase and Ca²+-ATPase activity in larvae exposed to the three PAHs were all significantly inhibited in a dose-dependent manner. Analysis using the Pearson correlation coefficient indicated a significant correlation between the rate of the dorsal curvature and edema and the inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase and Ca²+-ATPase activity, suggesting that the developmental defects caused by PAHs were related to their inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase and Ca²+-ATPase activity.
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- Ruixia Li
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Subtropical Wetland Ecosystem Research, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
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He C, Zuo Z, Shi X, Li R, Chen D, Huang X, Chen Y, Wang C. Effects of benzo(a)pyrene on the skeletal development of Sebastiscus marmoratus embryos and the molecular mechanism involved. Aquat Toxicol 2011; 101:335-41. [PMID: 21216343 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Revised: 10/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread environmental contaminants, which have been known to be carcinogenic and teratogenic. However, the skeletal development toxicity of PAHs and the mechanism involved remain unclear. In fishes, the neurocranial and craniofacial skeleton develop as cartilage. The signaling molecules of hedgehog (Hh) family play crucial roles in regulating skeletal development. In the present study, rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus) embryos were exposed to benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) for 7 days at environmental levels (0.05, 0.5 and 5nmol/L) which resulted in craniofacial skeleton deformities. BaP exposure reduced the cell proliferation activity in the craniofacial skeleton as detected by quantitative PCR and in situ hybridization. The expression of Sonic hedgehog (Shh), rather than Indian hedgehog (Ihh), was down-regulated in the craniofacial skeleton in the 0.5 and 5nmol/L groups. Consistent with the Shh results, the expression of Ptch1 and Gli2 was decreased by BaP exposure and BMP4 was presented on changes in the 0.5 and 5nmol/L groups. These results suggested that BaP could impair the expression and function of Shh signaling pathway, perturbing the proliferation of chondrocytes and so disturbing craniofacial skeletal development.
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- Chengyong He
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Subtropical Wetland Ecosystem Research, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Zhang J, Zuo Z, Wang Y, Yu A, Chen Y, Wang C. Tributyltin chloride results in dorsal curvature in embryo development of Sebastiscus marmoratus via apoptosis pathway. Chemosphere 2011; 82:437-42. [PMID: 20970159 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Revised: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Tributyltin (TBT) is a ubiquitous marine environmental contaminant characterized primarily by its reproductive toxicity. However, the embryotoxicity of TBT has not been extensively described, especially in fishes. The aim of this study was to investigate the developmental toxicity of waterborne TBT at environmental levels (0, 0.1, 1, and 10 ng L(-1) as Sn) on Sebastiscus marmoratus embryos. Our study showed that TBT reduced the hatchability and caused apparent morphological abnormalities including dorsal curvature, severely twisted tails and pericardial edema. In addition, localized apoptosis was found in the tail regions of embryos after TBT exposure. The study provided a possible mechanistic link between apoptosis and TBT-induced twisted tails abnormality. TBT exposure induced retinoid X receptor α expression in S. marmoratus embryos at the 0.1 and 1 ng L(-1) group, which would be responsible for the increasing apoptotic cells induced by TBT. The results of the present study have widespread implications for environmental ecological assessment, management and the etiology of developmental defects.
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- Jiliang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Subtropical Wetland Ecosystem Research, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Eissa AE, Moustafa M, El-Husseiny IN, Saeid S, Saleh O, Borhan T. Identification of some skeletal deformities in freshwater teleosts raised in Egyptian aquaculture. Chemosphere 2009; 77:419-425. [PMID: 19647852 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Revised: 06/17/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study examines different forms of skeletal deformities detected in fish species collected from two Egyptian aquaculture facilities during two harvest seasons in 2008. Various patterns of skeletal deformities were observed in 19 of 959 fish collected. Deformities were diagnosed using a number of techniques including clinical, radiographic, sonographic and histopathological evaluations. Observed deformities included: lordosis and kyphosis in African catfish (Clarius gariepenius); lateral projection of the mandible, parrot-like head, scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis and fusion of dorsal with anal fins in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus); and stump body, scoliosis and mandibular joint deformity in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Relative incidences of deformities in fish from a facility located in the Sharkia province were 5.12%, 2.66% and 2.85% among catfish, Nile tilapia and common carp, respectively. At a second fish farm located in the Kafr Elsheikh province, the incidences of deformities were 1.02%, 1.55% and 0% among catfish, Nile tilapia and common carp, respectively. Some of the deformities were confirmed using both sonographic and histopathological evaluations. The reasons for the observed deformities could not be definitively determined, but possible aetiologies are discussed.
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- A E Eissa
- Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 11221, Egypt.
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Kopf PG, Walker MK. Overview of developmental heart defects by dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides. J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev 2009; 27:276-285. [PMID: 19953399 DOI: 10.1080/10590500903310195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The developing cardiovascular system is a sensitive target of many environmental pollutants, including dioxins, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and some pesticides such as methyl parathion. Laboratory research has utilized a variety of vertebrate models to elucidate potential mechanisms that mediate this cardioteratogenicity and to establish the sensitivity of different species for predicting potential risk to environmental and human health. Studies of dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs have illustrated that piscine, avian, and mammalian embryos exhibit cardiovascular structural changes and functional deficits, although the specific characteristics vary among the individual models. Piscine models typically exhibit reduced blood flow, altered heart looping, and reduced heart size and contraction rate. The chick embryo exhibits extensive cardiac dilation, thinner ventricle walls, and reduced responsiveness to chronotropic stimuli, while the murine embryo exhibits reduced heart size. It is notable that in all models the dioxin-associated cardioteratogenicity is associated with increases in cardiovascular apoptosis and decreases in cardiocyte proliferation. While the cardiotertogenicity in piscine and avian species is associated with overt morbidity and mortality, that is not the case for the murine embryo. However, murine offspring exposed during development to dioxin exhibit cardiac hypertrophy and an increased sensitivity to a second cardiovascular insult in adulthood. Thus, although the mammalian embryo is less sensitive to cardiovascular defects by dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, developmental exposure increases the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. The impact of developmental exposure to dioxin-like chemicals on human cardiovascular disease susceptibility is not known. However, recent animal research has confirmed human epidemiology studies that dioxin exposure in adulthood is associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
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- Phillip G Kopf
- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Guerrero A, Durán AC, Icardo JM, Fernández B, Domezain A, Sans-Coma V. Dorsoventral transposition of the heart chambers in sturgeon Acipenser naccarii alevins. Dis Aquat Organ 2007; 78:173-177. [PMID: 18286815 DOI: 10.3354/dao01856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This is the first description of a dorsoventral transposition of the heart chambers in sturgeons Acipenser naccarii. The affected individuals were 2 farmed alevins aged 9 and 10 d posthatching, respectively. One was examined by light microscopy and the other by scanning electron microscopy. In both cases, the atrium and sinus venosus occupied a left ventrolateral position, the ventricle, conus arteriosus and bulbus arteriosus were located dorsally, and the transverse septum was incomplete. The anomalous heart examined by light microscopy did not differ histologically from normal hearts of similar developmental stages. The abnormal dorsoventral arrangement of the heart chambers was presumably due to a distortion of the morphogenetic movements that bring the ventricle to the ventral and the atrium to the dorsal position. The present findings, together with genetic data reported in the literature, suggest that the defective cardiac phenotype detected in the present specimens might result from a mutation affecting the sturgeon ortholog of the zebrafish overlooped (olp) gene.
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- Alejandro Guerrero
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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The determination of the left-right body axis is unlike that of the two other axes because left-right positional information is not required to specify mirror-image structures on the two sides. When the left and right sides of the body are not mirror symmetrical such positional information is required, as is a mechanism for reading that information. There are several possible gradient schemes for left-right information, including symmetrical gradients from which the information is extracted by spatial differentiation. The genetic mechanisms for the control of handedness are not known. There is no evidence for 'left-handed' and 'right-handed' genes, only for mutations that can interfere with handedness in a non-specific manner. Such mutations never produce situs inversus with a frequency greater than 50%. The situs of individual organs shows a strong correlation, suggesting a global mechanism such as a gradient of left-right positional information. Many asymmetries in vertebrates follow a pattern in which growth on the left is favoured over growth on the right. This may be related to the 'dexiothetism' of chordate ancestors postulated by Jefferies.
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- M J Morgan
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Edinburgh, UK
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The 21st Century's Center of Excellence (COE) Program "Coastal Marine Environmental Research" in Ehime University, funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan, started its activities in October 2002. One of the core projects of the COE Program in Ehime University is "studies on environmental behavior of hazardous chemicals and their toxic effects on wildlife". This core project deals with studies of the local and global distribution of environmental contaminants in aquatic ecosystems, retrospective analysis of such chemicals, their toxicokinetics in humans and wildlife, molecular mechanisms to determine species-specific reactions, and sensitivity of chemically induced effects, and with the development of methodology for risk assessment for the conservation of ecological and species diversity. This presentation describes our recent achievements of this project, including research on contamination by arsenic and organohalogen pollutants in the Mekong River basin and molecular mechanisms of morphologic deformities in dioxin-exposed red seabream (Pagrus major) embryos. We established the Environmental Specimen Bank (es-BANK) in Ehime University in 2004, archiving approximately 100000 cryogenic samples containing tissues of wildlife and humans that have been collected for the past 40 years. The CMES homepage offers details of samples through online database retrieval. The es-BANK facility was in operation by the end of 2005.
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- Hisato Iwata
- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Matsuyama City, Japan.
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Hecker M, Murphy MB, Coady KK, Villeneuve DL, Jones PD, Carr JA, Solomon KR, Smith EE, Van Der Kraak G, Gross T, Du Preez L, Kendall RJ, Giesy JP. Terminology of gonadal anomalies in fish and amphibians resulting from chemical exposures. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol 2006; 187:103-31. [PMID: 16802580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Given the recent increase in the number of studies describing the ability of chemicals to exert endocrine-disrupting effects, not only in fish but in a variety of other oviparous groups such as amphibians and reptiles, there is an urgent need to harmonize the terminology currently used in describing pathological changes of the gonads. In addition to difficulties in comparing results from different studies, there is also the risk of miscommunication by using terms that imply a certain clinical relevance which may not be true for the species examined. Especially in the case of the recent and controversial issue about potential effects of the triazine herbicide atrazine on amphibians, clinical terminology has been utilized beyond its true meaning by using terms such as "chemical castration" to describe occurrence of TOs or ovarian tissue in the testis of male frogs exposed to environmental chemicals (Hayes 2004). In clinical terminology, castration is defined as the removal of the gonads or their destruction by an external influence, resulting in a nonfertile organism. However, Hayes (2004) did not investigate any possible effects on the fertility of the test animals and thus did not know if these animals were truly castrated. Similarly, terms such as intersex, hermaphrodite, and sex reversal have been used in ways that appear inappropriate with regard to their clinical meaning in a series of different studies with fish or frogs (see previous sections for a detailed discussion). To ensure the appropriate use of certain terminology in a field as controversial and complex as the study of endocrine disruption, we have attempted, in this chapter, to harmonize the terminology used to describe changes in gonadal development of vertebrates such as fish and amphibians, especially frogs (see Table 3). Where appropriate, the terminology suggested was adopted directly from the clinical terminology. However, as outlined here there are substantial differences between the developmental biology of oviparous vertebrates and mammals, and especially humans, that necessitate modification of the definitions of some of the clinical terms. Where appropriate, therefore, the terminology proposed in this manuscript was redefined based on the biological meanings of the terms used in clinical diagnosis. Considering the large increase in research in the area of reproductive endocrine disruption over the past decades, the authors see an increasing need for a harmonization of terms to be used to describe effects observed in the investigated species. Agreement on a common terminology will allow scientists to better communicate and compare their work, and will enable risk assessors to conduct large-scale evaluations of environmental endocrine disruption by fitting the information from individual studies into a synthesis of normal and abnormal conditions of gonadal tissues.
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- Markus Hecker
- Department of Zoology, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Institute for Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1222, USA
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Grotmol S, Kryvi H, Totland GK. Deformation of the notochord by pressure from the swim bladder may cause malformation of the vertebral column in cultured Atlantic cod Gadus morhua larvae: a case study. Dis Aquat Organ 2005; 65:121-8. [PMID: 16060265 DOI: 10.3354/dao065121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This study describes a malformation that frequently occurs in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in intensive culture systems. The malformation is characterised by a slight upward tilt of the head and an indented dorsal body contour at the transition between the head and the trunk, and is first evident to the fish farmer when the cod reach the juvenile stage. These abnormalities are associated with malformations of the neurocranium, the cranial region of the vertebral column and the cranial part of the epaxial lateral muscles. The pathogenesis involves deformation of the notochord, which can be observed in larvae about 7 d post-hatch (dph) and onwards. The deformation consists of an increase in dorsal curvature of the notochord in the region above the swim bladder. In the same region, the notochord has an abnormal cross-sectional outline, characterised by a groove-shaped, longitudinal impression along the ventral surface of the sheath. In most cases, the swim bladder fills the impression, and in severely affected larvae it forms a hernia-like lesion in the notochord. The deformation of the notochord seems to be conveyed to the vertebral body anlagen (chordacentra), which in teleosts are formed by mineralisation within the notochordal sheath. The vertebral bodies adopt an abnormal wedge shape, with a ventral concavity, and the neural arches are most often S-shaped. A continuous range of degrees of the malformation can be observed. All these pathomorphological characteristics are compatible with the notion that the notochord has been subjected to an upward mechanical force, probably generated by a persistent increase in pressure between the swim bladder and the notochord during the period of development of the vertebral anlagen. Our results thus indicate that the critical time window with regard to development of the malformation is from 18 to 36 dph, when the initial formation of the vertebrae takes place. Chronic overinflation of the swim bladder or pathological dilatation of the digestive tract may cause the lesions, and aetiology may be related to factors that influence the function of these organs.
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- Sindre Grotmol
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Allégt. 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway.
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Villeneuve DL, Curtis LR, Jenkins JJ, Warner KE, Tilton F, Kent ML, Watral VG, Cunningham ME, Markle DF, Sethajintanin D, Krissanakriangkrai O, Johnson ER, Grove R, Anderson KA. Environmental stresses and skeletal deformities in fish from the Willamette River, Oregon. Environ Sci Technol 2005; 39:3495-506. [PMID: 15954223 DOI: 10.1021/es048570c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The Willamette River, one of 14 American Heritage Rivers, flows through the most densely populated and agriculturally productive region of Oregon. Previous biological monitoring of the Willamette River detected elevated frequencies of skeletal deformities in fish from certain areas of the lower (Newberg pool [NP], rivermile [RM] 26 - 55) and middle (Wheatland Ferry [WF], RM 72 - 74) river, relative to those in the upper river (Corvallis [CV], RM 125-138). The objective of this study was to determine the likely cause of these skeletal deformities. In 2002 and 2003, deformity loads in Willamette River fishes were 2-3 times greater at the NP and WF locations than at the CV location. There were some differences in water quality parameters between the NP and CV sites, but they did not readily explain the difference in deformity loads. Concentrations of bioavailable metals were below detection limits (0.6 - 1 microg/ L). Concentrations of bioavailable polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides were generally below 0.25 ng/L. Concentrations of bioavailable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were generally less than 5 ng/L. Concentrations of most persistent organic pollutants were below detection limits in ovary/oocyte tissue samples and sediments, and those that were detected were not significantly different among sites. Bioassay of Willamette River water extracts provided no evidence that unidentified compounds or the complex mixture of compounds present in the extracts could induce skeletal deformities in cyprinid fish. However, metacercariae of a digenean trematode were directly associated with a large percentage of deformities detected in two Willamette River fishes, and similar deformities were reproduced in laboratoryfathead minnows exposed to cercariae extracted from Willamette River snails. Thus, the weight of evidence suggests that parasitic infection, not chemical contaminants, was the primary cause of skeletal deformities observed in Willamette River fish.
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- Daniel L Villeneuve
- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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During the past two decades, a variety of histopathological alterations in fish and bivalves have been developed and used as biomarkers in pollution monitoring. Some of these have been successfully adopted in major national monitoring programmes, while others, although show promise, are still in the experimental stage. This paper critically reviews the scientific basis, cause and effect relationship, reliability, advantages and limitations of 14 histo-cytopathological biomarkers. The usefulness and practical application of each biomarker have been evaluated against a number of objective criteria including: ecological relevance, sensitivity, specificity, dose-response relationship, confounding factors, technical difficulties and cost-effectiveness.
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- D W T Au
- Centre of Coastal Pollution and Conservation, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Several anomalies occur in the developing neural and visceral head skeleton of young specimens of Neoceratodus forsteri that have been reared under laboratory conditions. These include anomalies of the basicranium and its derivatives, aberrations of the anterior mandible and hyoid apparatus, and abnormalities in the articulation of the jaws and the elements that produce them. Apart from the occasional absence of the basihyal, and failure of the quadrate processes to form, the anomalies are not deficiencies. Most involve malformations of parts of the neurocranium and visceral skeleton, inappropriate articulations or fusions between elements, disunity in structures that are normally fused and the appearance of supernumerary elements. The incidence of chondral anomalies, generally higher than aberrations that occur in the dermal skeleton in juvenile lungfish, ranges from 1-10% in laboratory reared individuals that have not been subjected to experimental interference. The anomalies differ from those found in many amphibian populations, in the field and in the laboratory, because they involve the cranium, and not the limbs, and the lungfish have not been exposed to the factors that cause anomalies in the amphibians. It is unlikely that the existence of those anomalies, if it is reflected in the wild population, places a selective pressure on the lungfish, because, in a normal season, less than 1% of the total number of eggs produced survive to be recruited into the adult population.
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- Anne Kemp
- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cooper Road, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Burke M. U.K. fish exhibit intersex traits. Environ Sci Technol 2002; 36:270A. [PMID: 12144243 DOI: 10.1021/es022351e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Morishima K, Horie S, Yamaha E, Arai K. A cryptic clonal line of the loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Teleostei: Cobitidae) evidenced by induced gynogenesis, interspecific hybridization, microsatellite genotyping and multilocus DNA fingerprinting. Zoolog Sci 2002; 19:565-75. [PMID: 12130809 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.19.565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In Memanbetsu town, Hokkaido island, Japan, a high frequency of natural triploid loaches Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (7.4% on average) was detected by flow cytometry for relative DNA content. Among sympatric diploid females (n=6) from a single population, we found two unique females that laid unreduced diploid eggs. They gave normal diploid progeny even after induction of gynogenesis with genetically inert UV-irradiated sperm. When fertilized with normal loach sperm, some unreduced eggs developed into triploids, but the rest into diploids. Hybridization using goldfish Carassius auratus sperm gave both normal diploid loaches and inviable allotriploid hybrids possessing the diploid loach genome and the haploid goldfish genome. Microsatellite genotyping and DNA fingerprinting demonstrated that the diploid progeny developing from the unreduced eggs were genetically identical to the mother, while the triploids had some of the paternal DNA. These results indicate that the diploid eggs reproduced unisexually as a diploid clone and in other cases developed into triploids after accidental incorporation of sperm nucleus. The presence of at least one clonal line in this area was shown by the identical DNA fingerprint detected in five out of 17 diploid loaches examined.
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- Kagayaki Morishima
- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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Dzika E. Deformations of the attachment organ in Diplozoidae (Palombi, 1949) (Monogenea). Wiad Parazytol 2002; 48:69-77. [PMID: 16883705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This work consisted in studying the frequency of deformations of the attachment organ in specimens representing the family Diplozoidae, occurring in roach, common bream, and white bream from five different water bodies. These water bodies differed in morphometric parameters, levels of eutrophication, and character of their pollution. The presence of three types of deformation was stated. The most common were deformations of type II (morphological changes of clamps, such as sclerite deformation, incomplete sclerite separation or sclerites missing altogether in a clamp), while less frequent were those of types I (changes in the size of clamps not associated with the structural changes) and III (missing clamps in a set). Most frequently anomalies of the attachment organ were stated in polluted Lyna River, polluted Wulpińskie Lake, and in dystrophic Warniak Lake. Less frequent were anomalies in less eutrophied lakes Dgal Wielki and Ukiel. Also the prevalence values of those parasites were the highest in the polluted water bodies. The present study supports believes of other authors, that both infection parameters of Diplozoidae affecting fishes and deformations of monogeneans' attachment apparatus can be treated as indicators of environmental pollution.
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- Ewa Dzika
- Division of Zoology, Warmia and Mazury University, Oczapowskiego str. 5, 10-967 Olsztyn.
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Rodríguez-Romero J, Cárdenas L, Pérez Urbiola JC, Hinohuye Rivera R, Silva Hernández MA. A spinal column malformation in the creolefish Paranthias colonus (Osteichthyes: Serranidae). REV BIOL TROP 2001; 49:1267. [PMID: 12189812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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- J Rodríguez-Romero
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. Apdo. Postal 128, La Paz, B.C.S.
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Ernst B, Hitzfeld B, Dietrich D. Presence of Planktothrix sp. and cyanobacterial toxins in Lake Ammersee, Germany and their impact on whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.). Environ Toxicol 2001; 16:483-488. [PMID: 11769245 DOI: 10.1002/tox.10006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Due to the increasing oligotrophy of Lake Ammersee, southern Germany, metalimnic Planktothrix have become one of the dominant planktonic species causing regular blooms. Whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) is the dominant local fish species with great importance for the fishing industry. Recently, whole age groups of this fish species have disappeared and since 1991, average body-weight has decreased. The causes for this remain unclear. Planktothrix species produce the cyclic peptide toxin desmethyl microcystin-RR, which inhibits glycogen metabolism and has detrimental effects on the development of aquatic organisms. During blooms, gut contents of whitefish displayed a blue discoloration, possibly representing phycobiliproteins typical for cyanobacteria. This study aimed to elucidate the impact of Planktothrix blooms on fish population dynamics. Planktothrix cell counts, performed by epifluorescence microscopy, showed blooms to contain up to 80,000 cells/ml. Microcystin levels of 1-5 micrograms/mg dry weight in Planktothrix extracts and 0.08 microgram/l in water samples, were determined via HPLC and protein-phosphatase inhibition assay. Planktothrix filaments were detected in gut contents of whitefish. In addition, microcystins could be detected in gut contents via ELISA. Similarly, immunoprobing with microcystin-antibodies demonstrated microcystin-protein adducts in liver homogenates of whitefish caught during Planktothrix blooms. Furthermore, Planktothrix extracts proved cytotoxic to trout hepatocytes as determined by MTT reduction. Whitefish eggs and larvae, obtained during blooms in winter 1998 and 2000 in a Lake Ammersee hatchery, were studied for developmental progress. Malformations typical for cyanobacterial toxin exposure were observed.
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- B Ernst
- University of Konstanz, P.O. Box X918, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Araoye PA. Pectoral spine size in Synodontis schall (Teleostei: Mochokidae) from Asa Lake, Ilorin, Nigeria. REV BIOL TROP 2000; 48:509-10. [PMID: 11354958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023] Open
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The pectoral spines of Synodontis schall (n = 813) were examined for 24 months. Mean length for the right (3.2 cm) and left (3.1 cm) pectoral spines were not significantly different [P > 0.05]. However, the male and female pectoral spine lengths were significantly different (P < 0.05). A fractured pectoral spine in one of the specimens was shorter than the other. The fracture which could be deleterious to balancing, feeding and reproductive activities was attributed to an injury rather than to genetic or epigenetic defects.
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- P A Araoye
- Department of Zoology, Fisheries & Hydrobiology Laboratory, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Contact Address: P.O. Box 5565, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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Gavaia PJ, Sarasquete C, Cancela ML. Detection of mineralized structures in early stages of development of marine Teleostei using a modified alcian blue-alizarin red double staining technique for bone and cartilage. Biotech Histochem 2000; 75:79-84. [PMID: 10941510 DOI: 10.3109/10520290009064151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We have developed a procedure for staining cartilage and bone in fish larvae as small as 2 mm (notochord length), for which standard alcian blue/alizarin red procedures did not give positive and/or consistent results. Small calcified structures only 100-200 microns in length can be clearly visualized. The method is suitable for both ontogenic studies during early stages of skeletal development in most marine fishes (e.g., Sparus aurata L., Solea senegalensis Kaup), whose larvae at hatching are often only a few millimeters long and for detecting skeletal abnormalities in small larvae. This procedure can also be used for specimens that have been preserved in 100% ethanol for up to two years.
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- P J Gavaia
- Center for Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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This paper describes a method for using teratogenic deformities in fish as the basis for evaluating impacts of selenium contamination. Teratogenic deformities are reliable bioindicators of selenium toxicosis in fish. They are produced in response to dietary exposure of parent fish and subsequent deposition of selenium in eggs. There is a close parallel between selenium concentrations in eggs, incidence of teratogenic deformities in larvae, and magnitude of reproductive failure. Using these relationships, an index was developed for teratogenic-based assessment of impacts to fish populations. The index is composed of three ratings that signify increasing levels of terata-induced population mortality: 1, negligible impact (< 5% population mortality); 2, slight to moderate impact (5-20% population mortality); 3, major impact (> 20% population mortality). Each rating is based on the anticipated population-level impact of the corresponding degree of mortality. Teratogenic-based impact assessment provides a conclusive cause-effect linkage between the contaminant and the fish. It is particularly useful for verifying selenium-induced impacts on reproductive success because poor reproduction can be caused by many things-i.e., fluctuating water levels, nest predation, food shortages, poor recruitment, etc. The index given here should be a useful tool for evaluating the effect of selenium on fish populations. Moreover, application of this technique may save considerable time and money by identifying the most efficient use of manpower and funds early in the assessment process.
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- A D Lemly
- United States Forest Service, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg 24061-0321, USA
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