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{"title":"cDNA-AFLP-based transcript profiling for the identification of genes functionally related to growth in the pond-reared giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon","authors":"Rachanimuk Hiransuchalert ,&nbsp;Apirak Chaimeanwong ,&nbsp;Patchari Yocawibun ,&nbsp;Parichat Chumtong ,&nbsp;Natechanok Thamniemdee ,&nbsp;Walailuk Thungkoon ,&nbsp;Vasin Yuvanatemiya ,&nbsp;Bavornlak Khamnamtong ,&nbsp;Sirawut Klinbunga","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.04.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.04.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Genes exhibiting differential expression patterns between large-sized (average body weight 17.57 ± 1.8 g and 40.97 ± 4.0 g for 3- and 5-month-old juveniles in a total of 342 and 356 samples, respectively) and small-sized (average body weight 10.01 ± 0.76 g and 22.86 ± 2.51 g, respectively) juvenile giant tiger shrimps (<em>Penaeus monodon</em>) were isolated by complementary DNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP). In total, 368 primer combinations were screened against the first-strand cDNA of the different groups of 3- and 5-month-old <em>P. monodon</em>.</div><div>Over 146 differentially expressed or size-specific markers were derived using 59 selective primer combinations. A total of 70 candidate cDNA-AFLP markers—19 size-specific and 51 showing differential expression—were further cloned, sequenced, and blasted against the GenBank database. Twenty-five markers were found to comprise newly identified sequences (<em>E</em>-values &gt;10⁻⁴).</div><div>Quantitative real-time PCR and Single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analyses of the products generated with the SCAR/cDNA-AFLP primers were further undertaken. Interestingly, the relative expression levels of the products of primers E₊₃4M₊₃14-550-<em>PDI</em>, E₊₃5M₊₃10-350-Unk, E₊₂9/M₊₂11-350-<em>CHK</em>, E₊₃4/M₊₃1-380-<em>phosphotysosyl</em>, and E₊₃8/M₊₃15-800-<em>fucosidase</em> were significantly upregulated in the hepatopancreas of large-sized juvenile shrimp compared with that is small-sized animals. In contrast, the relative expression levels of the products generated by E₊₃1M₊₃8-480-<em>InositolOxy</em> and E₊₂9/M₊₂11-330-<em>vitelline membrane</em> were significantly upregulated in small-sized <em>P. monodon</em>.</div><div>The consistency of our results was further assessed in 1-month-old aquaculture-raised <em>P. monodon</em>. Single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified using SSCP at different positions in the sequences of fragments of the different groups generated with the primers E₊₃4M₊₃14-550-<em>PDI</em> and E₊₃5M₊₃10-350-Unk. Our results indicated that cDNA-AFLP has the potential for use in the isolation of functionally important transcripts in <em>P. monodon</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Pages 556-568"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141132822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quality-based selection of the optimal hot air gradient drying method for anchovy and modeling of drying kinetics","authors":"Yiting Ye ,&nbsp;Ting Zhou ,&nbsp;Teyuan Liu ,&nbsp;Wenzheng Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hot air gradient drying on anchovy drying quality and efficiency. Anchovies were initially dried at 40 °C to until their moisture content was 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, and 65% respectively, followed by a second drying stage at an increased temperature of 60 °C until the moisture content reached 40%. Six drying models were selected to fit the anchovy drying curves, and the Page model was found to be conformed the anchovy drying model. The drying time decreased by a minimum of 8.3% and a maximum of 33.3% as the moisture content at the turning point rose. In addition, the rehydration rate of dried anchovies increased and then decreased with increasing moisture content, while the TBA and TVBN values decreased and then increased, and there were differences in the textural properties of drying at different moisture contents. Among them, the dried anchovies with a moisture content of 55% at the turning point had the highest rehydration ratio, the lowest TBA and TVBN values, and better textural characteristics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Pages 647-655"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140779479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reusing biofloc-culture water and microbubble aeration for culturing the white-leg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei","authors":"Ezzah Rahimah Samsuri ,&nbsp;Poobalan Ganesan ,&nbsp;Iswadi Jauhari ,&nbsp;Geok Yuan Annie Tan ,&nbsp;Faik A. Hamad","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.04.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.04.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the effects of reusing biofloc-culture water for culturing the white-leg shrimp <em>Litopenaeus vannamei</em>. Experiments were conducted for two continuous cycles without water exchange for 30 days during the nursery stage. The studies were performed with two different aeration systems, namely microbubbles (MB) and large air bubbles (LB). Water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, pH, salinity, alkalinity, total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrite, nitrate, settleable solids (SS), and total suspended solids (TSS) were recorded throughout the culture days. Also, comparisons were performed on parameters of the shrimp growth, i.e., body weight and length, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and specific growth rates (SGR) for the 30-day culture for Cycles 1 and 2. Cycle 2 showed no deterioration in water quality and no significant difference in growth performance compared to Cycle 1 for either aeration method (MB and LB). However, when comparing between aeration methods, MB aeration significantly improved the DO of the water and accelerated the conversion of TAN to nitrate. Shrimps in the MB aeration system were significantly larger (by 39%) with a lower FCR value (reduced by 30%) than in the LB aeration system. Harmful bacteria from the <em>Vibro</em> group were detected. However, they occurred at a minimum level in both cycles and aeration types. Overall, the biofloc-culture water might be reused for the subsequent cycle, while the MB aeration might promote the growth of biofloc and <em>L. vannamei</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Pages 687-695"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141026331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of dietary Pediocuccus pentosaceus and/or ferulic acid on performance, digestive enzymes, blood biochemistry, and growth-related genes expression in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)","authors":"Majid Habibnia ,&nbsp;Somayeh Bahram ,&nbsp;Masoumeh Bahrekazemi ,&nbsp;Seyed Rohollah Javadian ,&nbsp;Masoud Hedayatifard ,&nbsp;Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.06.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the effects of dietary <em>Pediocuccus pentosaceus</em> (PP) and/or ferulic acid (FA) on the performance, digestive enzymes, and growth-related genes expression in rainbow trout (<em>Oncorhynchus mykiss</em>). Fish (94.30 ± 1.77 g) were fed on the control diet (T0), 10⁸ CFU/g of PP probiotic (T1), 100 mg/kg of FA (T2), and a combination of PP and FA (T3) for 8 weeks. The present results indicated that rainbow trout fed with PP and/or FA showed better final weight, weight gain, and feed conversion ratio than the control group (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). The activities of trypsin and chymotrypsin were higher in T2 and T3 than in the control group (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). Meanwhile activities protease and alpha-amylase were highest in T2, lipase activity was highest in T3. Compared to the control group, total protein, total antioxidant activity, and cholesterol levels were significantly (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05) higher in T2 and T3 with no significant (<em>P</em> &gt; 0.05) differences between them. Supplemented diets with FA and/or PP decreased markedly (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05) triglycerides levels and its lowest levels were obtained in T2 and T3 with no significant (<em>P</em> &gt; 0.05) differences between them. The relative expression levels of <em>GHRL</em> and <em>GHr</em> genes were significantly higher in the treatments fed with FA and/or PP (T1 – T3) than those in the control group (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). Highest upregulation of <em>IGF-1,</em> and <em>IGF-II</em> gens were detected in T2 and T3 with no significant (<em>P</em> &gt; 0.05) differences between them. In conclusion, it was shown that both dietary supplements have the potential role to enhance the performance, digestive enzymes, and growth related-genes expression in rainbow trout. Feeding fish on FA-enriched diets showed superior enhancements than that fed on the PP diet only.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Pages 628-635"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141705847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characterization of a new strain (SR-11) with thin blades and fast growth in Pyropia haitanensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)","authors":"Min Tian ,&nbsp;Hongchang Ding ,&nbsp;Xinghong Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.05.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new strain (<em>SR-11</em>) was selected from an intraspecific hybridization of a new cultivar (<em>SF-2</em>, ♀) and an improved strain (<em>HR-6</em>, ♂) of <em>Pyropia haitanensis</em>, and the characteristics of blades thickness, growth rate, phycobiliprotein content, and differentiation rate of conchocelis of <em>SR-11</em> were analyzed through laboratory culture. After being cultured for 45 days, the mean thickness of <em>SR-11</em> was 22.9 μm, which was 37.1% and 18.5% thinner than that of <em>SF-2</em> and <em>HR-6</em>, respectively; the phycobiliprotein of <em>SR-11</em> was 94.6 mg/g, increased by 4.1% and decreased by 8.4% compared with that of <em>SF-2</em> and <em>HR-6</em>, respectively. After being cultured for 55 days, the mean length of the <em>SR-11</em> was 293.7 cm, which was 3.1 and 7.2 times longer than that of <em>SF-2</em> and <em>HR-6</em>, respectively. After the conchocelis inoculated shell were raised the temperature and shrunk of light time, the time for the emergence of a lot of conchosporangial branches in <em>SR-11</em> was shorter than that of <em>SF-2</em>. The total number of conchospores released from per shell in <em>SR-11</em> was 144.5 × 10⁴, which was 78.1% and 11.9% higher than that of <em>SF-2</em> and <em>HR-6</em>, respectively. In summary, the <em>SR-11</em> has thinner blades, and its fresh blades may be further processed into higher value-added products. Besides, it has the advantages of fast growth, high quality and large number of conchospores released, which is expected to be applied in production cultivation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Pages 569-575"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141713406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum regarding missing ethics statement in previously published articles","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Page 742"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dietary supplementation of Withania somnifera and Asparagus racemosus enhances growth performance coupled with transcriptional modulation of growth and immune responsive genes in fish, Channa punctatus","authors":"Sunil P. Trivedi ,&nbsp;Shikha Dwivedi ,&nbsp;Shefalee Singh ,&nbsp;Adeel Ahmad Khan ,&nbsp;Manoj Kumar ,&nbsp;Indrani Dubey ,&nbsp;Abha Trivedi ,&nbsp;Vivek Kumar ,&nbsp;Kamlesh K. Yadav","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growth amelioration potential of two herbal feed supplements, <em>Withania somnifera</em> and <em>Asparagus racemosus</em>, individually and in combination, was evaluated up to 60 days of feeding trial in a teleost, <em>Channa punctatus</em>. 15 days laboratory acclimatized fish (14 <span><math><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math></span> 1) g; (11 <span><math><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math></span> 1) cm were randomly distributed in 10 groups- C (control), S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3, AS1, AS2, and AS3, based on the composition of the dietary supplements. Each group had 10 specimens (n = 10), and the experiment was performed in triplicate. Elevated final body weight (FBW) was observed in all groups except S1 after 60 days, and weight gain percentage (WG %) showed a significant increase in all groups except S1 after both 30 and 60 days of the sampling periods with a significance level of <em>P</em> &lt; 0.05. In contrast, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) significantly <em>(P &lt;</em> 0.05) decreased in all experimental groups, except S1, as compared to the control, after 60 days of sampling duration. The hepatosomatic index (HSI %) significantly <em>(P &lt;</em> 0.05) increased in groups - S3, A2, A3, AS1, AS2, and AS3; while the viscerosomatic index (VSI %) also significantly <em>(P &lt;</em> 0.05) enhanced in groups - A3, AS1, AS2, and AS3 as compared to C. Significant <em>(P &lt;</em> 0.05) elevations in activities of both trypsin and chymotrypsin, after both the sampling durations were recorded; the maximum being in AS3 as 3.47 and 2.06-fold, respectively, after 60 days, suggests greater protein digestibility. The qRT-PCR analysis displays an up-regulation of growth-related genes-<em>gh</em>, <em>igf-1</em>, and <em>igf-2a</em>, both in the liver and muscle tissues. Also, <em>gh</em> showed greater expression at transcriptional levels in liver tissues (4.86)-fold than muscle tissues (4.43)-fold in AS3; whereas <em>igf-1</em> and <em>igf-2a</em> were significantly <em>(P &lt;</em> 0.05) upregulated in the muscles of AS2 and AS3 as compared to C. Further, significantly <em>(P &lt;</em> 0.05) increased expression of the transforming growth factor-β (<em>tgf-β</em>) in liver tissues was recorded in groups- AS1, AS2, and AS3, as compared to C, suggesting the immunoprotective role of combined dietary supplements. The study envisages that 3% dietary supplementation with both herbs (AS3) sufficiently influences the activities of digestive enzymes, growth indices, and mRNA levels of growth-related and immunoprotective genes in the fish. The study thus finds ample scope in aquaculture.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Pages 617-627"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum regarding missing ethics statement, consent to participate statements and declaration of competing interest in articles previously published in Volume 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.11.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2024.11.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"10 4","pages":"Pages 739-741"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morphology and structure of scales at the lateral-line region of Hyporhamphus limbatus in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta","authors":"Vinh Quoc Nguyen,&nbsp;Vuong Van Ly,&nbsp;Phuc Le Hoang Nguyen,&nbsp;Ly Thi Cam Tran,&nbsp;Quyet Le Nguyen,&nbsp;Quang Minh Dinh","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2025.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2025.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the morphology and structure of scales at the lateral-line region of <em>Hyporhamphus limbatus</em>, specifically the lateral-line scales (<em>lls</em>), dorsal-to lateral-line scales (<em>dol</em>), and ventral-to lateral-line scales (<em>vel</em>), based on 100 specimens collected from Phuoc Long - Bac Lieu and Dam Doi - Ca Mau between July and September 2024. After identifying the scales, their dimensions and fish total length were measured to investigate the regression relationship between these variables. The scales were subsequently dyed to observe and analyze their morphology and structure in greater detail. The results showed that <em>Hyporhamphus limbatus</em> had 40 to 69 lls (51 ± 5 SE), with a mean length of 0.51 ± 0.04 SE mm and width of 0.30 ± 0.01 SE mm. The species exhibited 36 to 52 <em>dol</em> (46 ± 6 SE scales), with an average radius of 2.09 ± 0.06 SE mm, and 41 to 57 <em>vel</em> (49 ± 2 SE scales), measuring 1.83 ± 0.02 SE mm. A regression analysis between the length of the lateral-line scales and the fish total length showed a positive relationship (<em>R</em>^<em>2</em> &gt; 0.90). This research on the morphology and structure of scales in <em>Hyporhamphus limbatus</em> aims to enhance understanding of sex-based growth patterns and differentiation. The findings also contribute to characterizing the fish scale diversity, providing a valuable resource for future studies on this species’ biological traits, mainly through examining its scales.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"11 1","pages":"Pages 84-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145651871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decoding feed efficiency: Liver and intestinal transcriptomics in Larimichthys crocea fed a fishmeal-free diet","authors":"Ranxin Fu ,&nbsp;Gongsi Wang ,&nbsp;Xiaotong Li ,&nbsp;Xingcheng Zhu ,&nbsp;Peng Ren ,&nbsp;Lining Zhang ,&nbsp;Qinghui Ai ,&nbsp;Zhiyong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.aaf.2025.05.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aaf.2025.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Feed efficiency (FE) is a key indicator of an animal's ability to convert feed into growth, directly impacting production costs and sustainability in aquaculture. This study aimed to explore the liver and intestinal transcriptomic profiles of <em>Larimichthys crocea</em> individuals with high FE (H group) and low FE (L group) under a fishmeal-free diet. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and associated regulatory pathways were identified to shed light on potential genetic factors influencing FE traits. Compared to the L group, 53, 24, and 112 DEGs were detected in the liver, proximal intestine, and distal intestine tissues of the H group, respectively. Notably, 24 up- and 29 down-regulated genes were found in the liver, 9 up- and 15 down-regulated genes in the proximal intestine, and 41 up- and 71 down-regulated genes in the distal intestine. GO and KEGG pathway analyses highlighted 15 key genes related to metabolism (<em>acsl3</em>、<em>fads2</em>、<em>acaca</em>、<em>gpam</em>、<em>cel、slc10a2</em>、<em>pemt</em>、<em>agpat3、agpat4</em>、<em>acot1</em> and <em>pla2g15</em>) and growth (<em>irs2</em>、<em>fgf10、rnf15</em>, and <em>deptor</em>) as potential candidates for improving FE in <em>L. crocea</em>. Quantitative PCR confirmed the up- or down-regulation of these genes in line with RNA-seq results. This study offers valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying feed efficiency in <em>L. crocea</em> and identifies candidate genes for molecular breeding aimed at enhancing FE.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36894,"journal":{"name":"Aquaculture and Fisheries","volume":"11 1","pages":"Pages 59-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145651869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}