HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2021, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (8): 114-117.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2021.08.023

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Persistence evaluation of strontium marking on otoliths in larvae common carp (Cyprinus carpio

QIU Chen1, JIANG Tao2, CHEN Xiu-bao2, LIU Hong-bo2, YANG Jian1,2   

  1. 1. Wuxi Fisheries College,Nanjing Agricultural University,Wuxi 214081, Jinagsu,China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecological Environment Assessment and Research Conservation in Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River,Freshwater Fisheries Research Center,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences,Wuxi 214081,Jinagsu,China
  • Received:2020-08-14 Published:2021-05-07

Abstract: In order to investigate the persistence of Sr markings on otoliths, the larvae common carp (Cyprinus carpio) were marked in this study, using a single concentration of high Sr solution for 2 d immersion. A recognizable Sr marking region could be detected in the otolith, after a long period of recovery, using electron probe X ray micro chemical analysis(EPMA) technique. The results of mapping analysis of Sr content and the fluctuation of Sr/Ca concentration ratios along line transect from the core (0 μm) to the edge in otoliths showed that even after 607 d (i.e., 20 months) of recovery culture, a ring of red Sr marking region was still kept in the otolith. The Sr mark of otolith was firstly confirmed existence for quite a long time at least 20 months after exogenous Sr marking, suggesting that this method exactly have a strong stability, reliability, durability and application potential in the large-scale marking for fish proliferating and releasing and evaluation of corresponding effect.

Key words: common carp (Cyprinus carpio), strontium (Sr), marking, otolith, persistence

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