March 2017

Embryonic development of anemone fishes in captivity

Broodstock development, spawning, fertilization, embryonic development, fecundity, “hatching rate and deformation rates” of five species (Amphiprion ocellaris, A. percula, A. melanopus, A. clarkii and A. nigripes) of anemone fish were studied in captive condition. The egg diameter, parental care, fecundity rate, fertilization rate, hatching rate, deformation rates and size of eggs were quantified. In...

Author(s): Muthuramalingam Uthaya Siva and Mohideen Abdul Badhul Haq