Embryonic development of the fire-eye-tetra Moenkhausia oligolepis (Characiformes: Characidae)

This study describes the embryonic development of Moenkhausia oligolepis in laboratory conditions. After fertilization, the embryos were collected every 10 min up to 2 h, then every 20 min up to 4 h, and afterwards every 30 min until hatching. The fertilized eggs of M. oligolepis measured approximat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Zygote (Cambridge) 2021-06, Vol.29 (3), p.194-198
Hauptverfasser: dos Santos, Raquel Santos, Rodrigues, Jeane Rodrigues, Cordeiro, Jhennifer Gomes, Tercya, Hadda, Leite, Marissol, Dutra Costa, Bruna Patricia, Costa, Raphael da Silva, Maximino, Caio, de Siqueira-Silva, Diogenes Henrique
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Zusammenfassung:This study describes the embryonic development of Moenkhausia oligolepis in laboratory conditions. After fertilization, the embryos were collected every 10 min up to 2 h, then every 20 min up to 4 h, and afterwards every 30 min until hatching. The fertilized eggs of M. oligolepis measured approximately 0.85 +/- 0.5 mm and had an adhesive surface. Embryonic development lasted 14 h at 25 degrees C through the zygote, cleavage, blastula, gastrula, neurula, and segmentation phases. Hatching occurred in embryos around the 30-somites stage. The present results contribute only the second description of embryonic development to a species from the Moenkhausia genus, being also the first for this species. Such data are of paramount importance considering the current conflicting state of this genus phylogenetic classification and may help taxonomic studies. Understanding the biology of a species that is easily managed in laboratory conditions and has an ornamental appeal may assist studies in its reproduction to both supply the aquarium market and help the species conservation in nature. Moreover, these data enable the use of M. oligolepis as a model species in biotechnological applications, such as the germ cell transplantation approach.
ISSN:0967-1994
1469-8730
DOI:10.1017/S0967199420000647