Influence of salinity on hatching rate, larval and early juvenile rearing of sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger

Asha, P S and Rajagopalan, M and Diwakar, K (2011) Influence of salinity on hatching rate, larval and early juvenile rearing of sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 53 (2). pp. 218-224.

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Abstract

The fertilized eggs, auricularia larvae and one month old juveniles of Holothuria scabra, obtained from induced spawning were used for various experiments to assess the effect of salinity on hatching rate and larval and early juvenile growth. The experiments were conducted for two days on hatching rate of fertilized eggs, for ten days on larval survival, growth and development and for 30 days on juvenile’s growth rate. The maximum hatching of 39% at 35 ppt, followed by 32% at 33 ppt indicated the suitability of an ambient salinity of 33 to 35 ppt for effective hatching of fertilized eggs. High survival, growth rate and fastest development of auricularia were obtained at salinity between 33 and 35 ppt. The maximum growth rate in length and weight, was at 30 ppt, which may be the optimum for juvenile rearing. The one way ANOVA on differences in the hatching rate, larval growth and survival rate and juvenile growth rate at different salinities indicated high level of significance (p<0.001 ).

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Holothuria scabra; hatching rate; larval rearing; juvenile rearing
Subjects:	Echinoderms > Sea Cucumber Eggs and Larvae
Divisions:	CMFRI-Tuticorin
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2012 04:15
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:51
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8841

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