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Article: Identification of formalin-preserved eggs of red sea bream (Pagrus major) (Pisces: Sparidae) using monoclonal antibodies.
- Article from:
- Fishery Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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Catches of important commercial fish such as red sea bream, flat fish, and yellowtail are decreasing in Japan. In order to sustain these species it is especially important that their distribution and biomass at all life stages are known. However, information on the early life stages of these species is limited because identifying the eggs and larvae of such fish is sometimes extremely difficult.
Mito (1960, 1979) and Ikeda and Mito (1988) developed methods for identifying pelagic fish eggs based on morphological features. However, their methods have limitations because many unidentified eggs have similar features. In addition, eggs are usually fixed in ...