ORNATE WRASSE
Exploring aquarium wrasse
aquaculture and breeding success with the
Text & images by Frank Baensch
CORAL, November/December 2016
pgs 38-50
References
Ahlstrom, E.H. and H.G. Moser. 1980. Characters useful in identification of pelagic marine fish eggs. CalCOFI Rep 21: 121–31.
Clavijo, l.E. and P.L. Donaldson. 1994. Spawning Behavior in the Labrid, Halichoeres bivittatus, on Artificial and Natural Substrates in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, with Notes on Early Life History. Bull Mar Sci 55 (2–3): 383–87.
Colin, P.L. 1982. Spawning and larval development of the hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus (Pisces: Labridae). Fish Bull 80: 853–62.
De Silva, S. 2003. Carps. In: J.S. Lucas and P.C. Southgate (eds), Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, England.
Kimura, S. and T. Kiriyama. 1993. Development of eggs, larvae and juveniles of the labrid fish, Halichoeres poecilopterus, reared in the laboratory. Jpn J Ichthyol 39 (4): 371–77.
Sakai, Y., K. Karino, Y. Nakashima, and T. Kuwamura. 2002. Status-dependent behavioural sex change in a polygynous coral-reef fish, Halichoeres melanurus. J Ethol 20: 101–5.
Michael, S.W. 2009. Wrasses and Parrotfishes: The Complete Illustrated Guide to their Identification, Behaviors and Captive-Care. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, NJ, and Microcosm Ltd., Charlotte, VT.
On the Internet
Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network Magazine. First Breeding Success of Napoleon Wrasse and Coral Trout. http://library.enaca.org/AquacultureAsia/Articles/April-June-2004/10mfan-ezine-april04.pdf
Blue Reef Photography: http://www.bluereefphoto.org/blog
Cactus a Natural Oil Dispersant: http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?z=0&a=4387
Farm Application of Wrasse. EcoFish Ballan Wrasse Project. Technical Leaflet:
http://www.northernperiphery.eu/files/archive/Downloads/Project_Publications/18/ECOFISH_leaflet7_Farm_Application_of_Wrasse_web_version.pdf
Marine Aquarium Trade Data: https://aquariumtradedata.org/
Reef Builders: https://reefbuilders.com/2013/07/25/captive-bred-cleaner-wrasse
Rising Tide Breeds Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse:
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2016/08/26/rising-tide-breeds-hawaiian-cleaner-wrasse/
Rising Tide Conservation blog: http://risingtideconservation.blogspot.com/2015/02/early-success-with-Halichoeres-wrasse.html
Stier, A.C. et al. Larval dispersal drives trophic structure across Pacific coral reefs. Nat Commun 5: 5575, doi: 10.1038/ncomms6575 (2014).
guy jorion says:
nothing to do with huge oil spills core exit or mass die off ?Bob Major says:
I got another fifty of these from Singapore. Have two females and the rest males.Have one pairthat has fry. They have been very good parents but the growth rate of the fry has been the slowest of any apisto I have bred.They are two mos old and less than a quarter inch so no info yeton sex ratiosFoxAttlee says:
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Message20bruce behnke says:
i enjoy the printed version of amazonas magazine.Danielle says:
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