Breeding Biology and Induced Breeding Status of Freshwater Mud Eel, Monopterus cuchia
In this study, breeding biology and induced breeding
of freshwater mud eel, Monopterus cuchia was observed during the
experimental period from February to June, 2013. Breeding biology
of freshwater mud eel, Monopterus cuchia was considered in terms of
gonadosomatic index, length-weight relationship of gonad, ova
diameter and fecundity. The ova diameter was recorded from 0.3 mm
to 4.30 mm and the individual fecundity was recorded from 155 to
1495 while relative fecundity was found from 2.64 to 12.45. The
fecundity related to body weight and length of fish was also
discussed. A peak of GSI was observed 2.14±0.2 in male and 5.1
±1.09 in female. Induced breeding of freshwater mud eel,
Monopterus cuchia was also practiced with different doses of
different inducing agents like pituitary gland (PG), human chorionic
gonadotropin (HCG), Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and
Ovuline-a synthetic hormone in different environmental conditions.
However, it was observed that the artificial breeding of freshwater
mud eel, Monopterus cuchia was not yet succeeded through inducing
agents in captive conditions, rather the inducing agent showed
negative impacts on fecundity and ovarian tissues. It was seen that
mature eggs in the oviduct were reduced, absorbed and some eggs
were found in spoiled condition.
[1] F. Hamilton, “An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its
branches”. Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, pp. 1-39, 1822.
[2] G. U. Ahmed, M. N. Akter, S. A. Nipa, and M. M. Hossain,
“Investigation on health condition of a freshwater eel, Monopterus
cuchia from Ailee beel, Mymensingh, Bangladesh”. J. Bangladesh Agril.
Univ. 2009, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 421–426.
[3] M. M. A. Quddus, A. K. Banerjee, F. Parveen, R. Ara, and M. P. Costa,
“Development of social fishery technology using small indigenous
fishers of Bangladesh”. Dhaka University J. of Biol. Sci., 2000, Vol. 9,
No. 2, pp. 131-138.
[4] R. S. V. Pullin, and Z. H. Sehadan, Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture
farming system ICLARM. Conf. Proc. 1980, Vol. 4, pp. 312-318.
[5] N. A. Campbell, and J. B. Reece, Biology. Benjamin Cummings, 2005,
pp. 1177.
[6] IUCN-Bangladesh, Red Book of Threatened Fishes of Bangladesh. The
World Conservation Union, Bangladesh, 2000, pp. 116.
[7] N. T. Narejo, S. M. Rahmatullah, and M. M. Rashid, “Reproductive
biology of air-breathing freshwater mud eel, Monopterus cuchia
(Hamilton) from Bangladesh”. Indian J. Fish. 2003, pp. 395-399.
[8] M. S. H. Khan, “Observations on natural breeding and larval
development of Mud Eel, M. cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)”. M. Phil Thesis,
Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008. .
[9] B. Sultana, “Population biology of freshwater mud eel, Monopterus
cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)”. M. Phil. Thesis, Department of Zoology,
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008.
[10] T. M. Shuvra, “Observation of induced breeding in fresh water mud eel,
Monopterus cuchia”. Under graduate thesis, Department of Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and
Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2011.
[11] F. M. Miah, F. Haque, M. R. Mia, E. Jannat, H. Ali, M. M. A. Quddus,
and M. K. Ahmed, “Molecular Identification and Sexual Differentiation
of Freshwater Mud Eel, Monopterus cuchia”. Universal journal of
Agriculture Research, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 54-58.
[12] F. Day, Fishes of India. William Damson and Sons. London. 1878, Vol.
II, pp. 2-63.
[13] K. C. Jayaram, Methods of preservation of fishes, p. 5. In: Director, ZSI
(ed.). The Fresh Water Fishes of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and
Srilanka - A Handbook. Calcutta Laser Graphics (P) Ltd., Calcutta, iii,
pp. 475-13, 1981.
[14] M. Shafi, and M. A. Quddus, Bangladesh Matshyo Sampad. Bangla
Academy, Dhaka, 1982.
[15] H. W. Wu, and C. K. Liu, “On the breeding habits and the larval
metamorphosis of Monopterus javanensis”. Sinensia, 1942, vol. 13, pp.
1-13.
[16] S. R. Banerji, M. L. Singh, and N. K. Thakur, “Observations on natural
breeding and larval development of the common mud eel, Amphipnous
cuchia (Ham.)”. Hydrologia, 1981, vol. 79, pp. 147-155.
[17] B. N. Singh, M. A. Toowheed, and J. S. D. Munshi, “Respiratory
adaptations in the larvae of Monopterus cuchia (Ham.)”. J.Fish Biol.,
1989, vol. 34, pp. 637-638.
[18] M. R. Nabi, and M. A. Hossain, “Reproductive biology of the freshwater
spiny eel, Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch)”. Bangladesh J. Zool.,
1996, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 115- 120.
[19] V.R., Suresh, B.K. Biswas, G.K. Vinci, and A. Mukherjee, “Biology and
fishery of barred spiny eel, Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton”. Acta
Ichthyol. Piscat., 2006, vol. 36, pp. 31-37.
[20] S. S. Abujam, and S. P. Biswas, “Studies on the reproductive biology of
spiny eel, Macrognathus aral from upper Assam”. J. Environ. Biol.
2011, vol. 32, pp. 635-639.
[21] T. B. Bagenal, and E. Braum, “Eggs and early life history. In: Methods
for assessment of fish production in freshwater”. Blackwell, Oxford,
England. 1978, pp. 165-201.
[22] S. O. Fagade, A. A. Adebisi, and A. N. Atanda, “The breeding cycle of
Sarotheondon galilaeus in the IITA lake, Ibadan, Nigeria”. Arch.
Hydrobiol., 1984, vol. 100, pp. 493-500.
[23] S. S. T. Nasar, “Parental care and fecundity in Monopterus
(Amphipnous) cuchia (Ham.)”. J. Freshwater. Biol., 1989, vol. 1, pp. 67-
70.
[24] N. Bromage, J. Jones, C. Randall, M. Thrush, B. Davies, J. Springate, J.
Duston, and G. Baker, “Brood stock management, fecundity, egg quality
and the timing of egg production in the rainbow trout (Oneorhynchus
mykiss)”. Aquaculture, 1992, vol. 100, pp. 141-166.
[25] D. T. Huong, N. T. H. Tham, and N. A. Tuan, “Preliminary results on
reproduction of the swamp eel (Monopterus albus)”. Scientifi c Journal
of Can Tho University, 2008, vol. 2, pp. 50-58.
[26] IIRR, IDRC, FAO, NACA and ICLARM, Utilizing Different Aquatic
Resources for Livelihoods in Asia: a resource book. International
Institute of Rural Reconstruction, International Development Research
Centre, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacifi c and International
Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management. 2001.
[27] S.Dufour, E. Lopez, F. LeMenn, N. LeBellc, S. Baloche, and Y. A.
Fortaine, “Stimulation of gonadotropin release and of ovarian
development, by the administration of gonadoliberin agonist and of
dopamine antagonists, in female silver eel pretreated with estradiol”.
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 1988, vol. 70, pp. 20-30.
[28] I. Boetius, and J. Boetius, “Studies in the European eel, Anguilla
anguilla (L.). Experimental induction of the male sexual cycle, its
relation to temperature and other factors”. Medd. Danm.Fiskeri- og
Havund. 1976, vol. 4, pp. 339–405.
[29] K. Yamamoto, K. Yamauchi, and S. Kasuga, “On the development of
Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica”. Bulletin of the Japanese Society of
Fisheries, 1975, vol. 41, pp. 21-28.
[1] F. Hamilton, “An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its
branches”. Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, pp. 1-39, 1822.
[2] G. U. Ahmed, M. N. Akter, S. A. Nipa, and M. M. Hossain,
“Investigation on health condition of a freshwater eel, Monopterus
cuchia from Ailee beel, Mymensingh, Bangladesh”. J. Bangladesh Agril.
Univ. 2009, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 421–426.
[3] M. M. A. Quddus, A. K. Banerjee, F. Parveen, R. Ara, and M. P. Costa,
“Development of social fishery technology using small indigenous
fishers of Bangladesh”. Dhaka University J. of Biol. Sci., 2000, Vol. 9,
No. 2, pp. 131-138.
[4] R. S. V. Pullin, and Z. H. Sehadan, Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture
farming system ICLARM. Conf. Proc. 1980, Vol. 4, pp. 312-318.
[5] N. A. Campbell, and J. B. Reece, Biology. Benjamin Cummings, 2005,
pp. 1177.
[6] IUCN-Bangladesh, Red Book of Threatened Fishes of Bangladesh. The
World Conservation Union, Bangladesh, 2000, pp. 116.
[7] N. T. Narejo, S. M. Rahmatullah, and M. M. Rashid, “Reproductive
biology of air-breathing freshwater mud eel, Monopterus cuchia
(Hamilton) from Bangladesh”. Indian J. Fish. 2003, pp. 395-399.
[8] M. S. H. Khan, “Observations on natural breeding and larval
development of Mud Eel, M. cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)”. M. Phil Thesis,
Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008. .
[9] B. Sultana, “Population biology of freshwater mud eel, Monopterus
cuchia (Hamilton, 1822)”. M. Phil. Thesis, Department of Zoology,
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008.
[10] T. M. Shuvra, “Observation of induced breeding in fresh water mud eel,
Monopterus cuchia”. Under graduate thesis, Department of Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and
Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2011.
[11] F. M. Miah, F. Haque, M. R. Mia, E. Jannat, H. Ali, M. M. A. Quddus,
and M. K. Ahmed, “Molecular Identification and Sexual Differentiation
of Freshwater Mud Eel, Monopterus cuchia”. Universal journal of
Agriculture Research, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 54-58.
[12] F. Day, Fishes of India. William Damson and Sons. London. 1878, Vol.
II, pp. 2-63.
[13] K. C. Jayaram, Methods of preservation of fishes, p. 5. In: Director, ZSI
(ed.). The Fresh Water Fishes of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and
Srilanka - A Handbook. Calcutta Laser Graphics (P) Ltd., Calcutta, iii,
pp. 475-13, 1981.
[14] M. Shafi, and M. A. Quddus, Bangladesh Matshyo Sampad. Bangla
Academy, Dhaka, 1982.
[15] H. W. Wu, and C. K. Liu, “On the breeding habits and the larval
metamorphosis of Monopterus javanensis”. Sinensia, 1942, vol. 13, pp.
1-13.
[16] S. R. Banerji, M. L. Singh, and N. K. Thakur, “Observations on natural
breeding and larval development of the common mud eel, Amphipnous
cuchia (Ham.)”. Hydrologia, 1981, vol. 79, pp. 147-155.
[17] B. N. Singh, M. A. Toowheed, and J. S. D. Munshi, “Respiratory
adaptations in the larvae of Monopterus cuchia (Ham.)”. J.Fish Biol.,
1989, vol. 34, pp. 637-638.
[18] M. R. Nabi, and M. A. Hossain, “Reproductive biology of the freshwater
spiny eel, Macrognathus aculeatus (Bloch)”. Bangladesh J. Zool.,
1996, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 115- 120.
[19] V.R., Suresh, B.K. Biswas, G.K. Vinci, and A. Mukherjee, “Biology and
fishery of barred spiny eel, Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton”. Acta
Ichthyol. Piscat., 2006, vol. 36, pp. 31-37.
[20] S. S. Abujam, and S. P. Biswas, “Studies on the reproductive biology of
spiny eel, Macrognathus aral from upper Assam”. J. Environ. Biol.
2011, vol. 32, pp. 635-639.
[21] T. B. Bagenal, and E. Braum, “Eggs and early life history. In: Methods
for assessment of fish production in freshwater”. Blackwell, Oxford,
England. 1978, pp. 165-201.
[22] S. O. Fagade, A. A. Adebisi, and A. N. Atanda, “The breeding cycle of
Sarotheondon galilaeus in the IITA lake, Ibadan, Nigeria”. Arch.
Hydrobiol., 1984, vol. 100, pp. 493-500.
[23] S. S. T. Nasar, “Parental care and fecundity in Monopterus
(Amphipnous) cuchia (Ham.)”. J. Freshwater. Biol., 1989, vol. 1, pp. 67-
70.
[24] N. Bromage, J. Jones, C. Randall, M. Thrush, B. Davies, J. Springate, J.
Duston, and G. Baker, “Brood stock management, fecundity, egg quality
and the timing of egg production in the rainbow trout (Oneorhynchus
mykiss)”. Aquaculture, 1992, vol. 100, pp. 141-166.
[25] D. T. Huong, N. T. H. Tham, and N. A. Tuan, “Preliminary results on
reproduction of the swamp eel (Monopterus albus)”. Scientifi c Journal
of Can Tho University, 2008, vol. 2, pp. 50-58.
[26] IIRR, IDRC, FAO, NACA and ICLARM, Utilizing Different Aquatic
Resources for Livelihoods in Asia: a resource book. International
Institute of Rural Reconstruction, International Development Research
Centre, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacifi c and International
Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management. 2001.
[27] S.Dufour, E. Lopez, F. LeMenn, N. LeBellc, S. Baloche, and Y. A.
Fortaine, “Stimulation of gonadotropin release and of ovarian
development, by the administration of gonadoliberin agonist and of
dopamine antagonists, in female silver eel pretreated with estradiol”.
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 1988, vol. 70, pp. 20-30.
[28] I. Boetius, and J. Boetius, “Studies in the European eel, Anguilla
anguilla (L.). Experimental induction of the male sexual cycle, its
relation to temperature and other factors”. Medd. Danm.Fiskeri- og
Havund. 1976, vol. 4, pp. 339–405.
[29] K. Yamamoto, K. Yamauchi, and S. Kasuga, “On the development of
Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica”. Bulletin of the Japanese Society of
Fisheries, 1975, vol. 41, pp. 21-28.
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of freshwater mud eel, Monopterus cuchia was observed during the
experimental period from February to June, 2013. Breeding biology
of freshwater mud eel, Monopterus cuchia was considered in terms of
gonadosomatic index, length-weight relationship of gonad, ova
diameter and fecundity. The ova diameter was recorded from 0.3 mm
to 4.30 mm and the individual fecundity was recorded from 155 to
1495 while relative fecundity was found from 2.64 to 12.45. The
fecundity related to body weight and length of fish was also
discussed. A peak of GSI was observed 2.14±0.2 in male and 5.1
±1.09 in female. Induced breeding of freshwater mud eel,
Monopterus cuchia was also practiced with different doses of
different inducing agents like pituitary gland (PG), human chorionic
gonadotropin (HCG), Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and
Ovuline-a synthetic hormone in different environmental conditions.
However, it was observed that the artificial breeding of freshwater
mud eel, Monopterus cuchia was not yet succeeded through inducing
agents in captive conditions, rather the inducing agent showed
negative impacts on fecundity and ovarian tissues. It was seen that
mature eggs in the oviduct were reduced, absorbed and some eggs
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