Morphology of the eye and free neuromast of larval ayu and pale chub and its relation to behaviour in water flow

• Main Authors: Kawamura, Gunzo, Mukai, Yukinori, Ohta, Hiroyuki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Fisheries Science 1983
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/11327/1/kawamura_mukai_1983_Fisheries_science.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/11327/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/suisan1932/49/10/49_10_1527/_pdf; http://dx.doi.org/10.2331/suisan.49.1527
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

While ayu Plecoglossus altivelis and pale chub Zacco platypus lay their eggs on spawning beds with similar conditions in water flow and bottom sediments in rivers, the former achieves downstream migration after hatching and the latter remains in the river after its emergence from the spawning bed. T...