Why is cannibalism less frequent when larvae of sutchi catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus are reared under dim light?

• Main Authors: Mukai, Yukinori, Tan, Nai Han, Lim, Leong Seng
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2015
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45466/1/2015_aquacultue_research.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45466/4/45466-_wos_and_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45466/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2109
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Survival rates of the larvae of sutchi catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus are reported to be three times higher under dim conditions (0.1 lx) than those under 100 lx. In this study, larval behaviour of sutchi catfish was examined under various light intensities (<0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 lx...