Annual ovarian development and changes in the concentration of serum sex hormones in blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus
XU Wengang1, TANG Yongzheng1, ZHANG Jianbai2, SOYANO Kiyoshi3, LI Bingjun1*
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1. School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China; 2. Yantai Institute of Marine Economy, Yantai 264003, China; 3. Institute for East China Sea Research, Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 851-2213, Japan
Body length, body weight, gonadal development, and gonadal somatic index (GSI) were measured and calculated, and the concentration of serum sex hormones including estradiol (E2), 17α, 20β dihydroxyprogesterone (DHP), and 17α, 20β, 21-3-hydroxyprogesterone (20β-S) were detected in 140 samples of blacktip grouper Epinephelusfasciatus collected monthly in the East China Sea of Nagasaki city from August 2016 to September 2017 by ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay) aiming to understand the annual ovarian development and changes in the concentration of serum sex hormones in blacktip grouper. The results showed that the blacktip grouper had the optimal water temperature from 25 to 27 ℃ for ovarian development, with the peak GSI in July and August of 2017, and the maturation and ovulation. There was significantly high concentration of E2 in the serum of the blacktip grouper in August 2017, suggesting that E2 may play an important role in maturation and ovulation. The concentration of serum DHP was shown to be elevated in July and August of 2017. However, the concentration of serum 20β-S was found to be peak in January 2017, and then gradually decreased, indicating that compared to 20β-S, DHP was more important to induce gonadal maturation. In summary, these findings suggest that the blacktip grouper have mature gonad and ovulate in July and August of 2017, which may be attributed to the comprehensive regulation of water temperature and sex hormones such as E2 and DHP.
XU Wengang, TANG Yongzheng, ZHANG Jianbai, SOYANO Kiyoshi, LI Bingjun.
Annual ovarian development and changes in the concentration of serum sex hormones in blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus[J]. Journal of Dalian Fisheries University, 2020, 35(5): 657-662 https://doi.org/10.16535/j.cnki.dlhyxb.2019-274