Open AccessMATURATION OF PENAEID SHRIMP: DIETARY FATTY ACIDS
Author(s) -
Middleditch B. S.,
Missler S. R.,
Ward D. G.,
McVey J. B.,
Brown A.,
Lawrence A. L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
proceedings of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0748-3260
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1979.tb00043.x
Subject(s) - shrimp , polyunsaturated fatty acid , biology , penaeus , penaeidae , gonad , annelid , fatty acid , fishery , decapoda , biochemistry , docosahexaenoic acid , food science , crustacean , zoology , anatomy
Comparisons were made between fatty acid profiles of gonad, digestive gland, and tail muscle samples of immature and mature male and female Penaeid shrimp obtained at sea. The major fatty acids of the lipids from mature ovaries were C 20 and C 22 polyunsaturated fatty acids. An annelid rich in lipids containing these acids was used as a dietary supplement for shrimp grown in the laboratory, and spawning was achieved with Penaeus setiferus . The possible role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in ovarian maturation is discussed.