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Morphometric development in laboratory-reared larval and juvenile Puntioplites proctozysron (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)

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Several morphometric characters with observing general morphology of laboratory-reared larval and juvenile Puntioplites proctozysron (9–40-day-old, 6.8 to 23.4 mm body length, BL) were observed. All myomeres were observable in day 9 flexion larvae. The body proportions tended to become constant in juveniles except for the body depth and upper jaw length that increased continuously. Dorsal and caudal fin-rays already appeared in day 9 larvae, followed by anal, pelvic and pectoral fins, and overall aggregate fin-ray numbers attained full complements by 13.7 mm BL on day 35. Melanophores were scarce in day 9 larvae except those on head, those appeared on trunk and increased in postflexion larvae > 11.0 mm BL, covering whole trunk above lateral line in juveniles.

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Acknowledgments

We express our sincere gratitude to Masuo Ando (Utsunomiya University), Kazuo Matsuo (Shizuoka Professional University of Agriculture), Masayoshi Saito, Yukiyo Yamamoto and Osamu Abe (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences), for their helpful coordination of the research activity. Our appreciations also go to the technical staff of the Living Aquatic Resources Research Center, Laos, for their cooperative assistance.

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  1. Fisheries Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1-1 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686, Japan

    Shinsuke M. Morioka

  2. Department of Fisheries, Inland Fisheries Research and Development Division, Bangkok, Thailand

    Pisit Phomikong

  3. Mahidol University, Nakhonsawan Campus, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

    Piyathap Avakul

  4. Faculty of Agriculture, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

    Tuantong Jutagate

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Morioka, S.M., Phomikong, P., Avakul, P. et al. Morphometric development in laboratory-reared larval and juvenile Puntioplites proctozysron (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol Res 69, 387–392 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-021-00841-2

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