M.Sc. / The Bushveld smallscale yellowfish, Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger, 1907), is an ecologically, socially and economically important species. These indigenous freshwater fish are found above an altitude of 600m, and occur in the Inkomati and Phongolo River Systems and the southern tributaries of the Limpopo River System. In the past, it was suspected that morphological differences exist between the different L. polylepis populations, due to the occurrence of the rubberlip formation of individuals from the Elands River. Specimens of five L. polylepis populations were collected from the Phongolo, Assegaai, Elands and Komati rivers and Ngodwana Dam, Mpumalanga, South Africa. A L. natalensis population was collected from the Umvoti River and used as an out-group. Nine meristic counts and 46 morphometric measurements were taken. The measurements were changed into percentage ratios based on the fork length of each individual. The data was statically analysed and includes Multidimensional scaling techniques (MSD’s) and Principle Component Analysis (PCA’s). Statistical analysis split the five populations into three groups. The one group consists of fish from the Phongolo and Assegaai rivers, the second group consists of fish from the Elands River and Ngodwana Dam and the third group is mainly Komati River fish. The third group is the only group that does not overlap with any other group. There were morphological differences between the groups, but they were not significant. The L. natalensis population is morphologically similar to L. polylepis populations obtained from the Phongolo and Assegaai rivers. Twenty enzyme coding loci in two L. polylepis populations from the Phongolo and Elands rivers were analysed by horizontal starch gel-electrophoresis. Electrophoretic analysis of heart, muscle and liver tissue samples revealed genetic variation at 15% (Elands River) and 35% (Phongolo River) of the protein coding loci studied. Average heterozygosity values based on Hardy-Weinberg expectation were 0.019 (Elands River) and 0.059 (Phongolo River), with a genetic distance value of 0.004 between these populations.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-06-26Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:48:39Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 paes_mcf_me_jabo.pdf: 990222 bytes, checksum: f08cd87c9c978169ebdb4fdbd5287e5d (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / O Astronotus ocellatus é originário da Bacia Amazônica, climatizado e disseminado, desde 1938, em açudes e rios do Nordeste brasileiro, pelo Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra as Secas. Trata-se de um peixe de grande potencial, devido a características adequadas para pesca esportiva, cultivado como ornamental e com uma carne saborosa e apreciada pela população do Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. Existem na literatura atual poucos estudos a respeito da biologia reprodutiva dessa espécie. Embora seja de desova parcelada e se reproduza bem em cativeiro, estudos de reprodução artificial têm suma importância para diversas pesquisas de biologia e desenvolvimento embrionário, cujos eventos devem ser acompanhados numa faixa de tempo conhecida e assim contribuir para uma melhor compreensão do cultivo, manejo e controle da espécie. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a resposta do Astronotus ocellatus a aplicação de dois hormônios estimuladores de reprodução (gonadodropina coriônica humana - HCG e extrato de hipófise de carpa - EHC) e estudar a estrutura, ultraestrutura e morfometria de seus ovos e larvas. Foram utilizados 16 casais de reprodutores pertencentes ao Centro de Aqüicultura da Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Jaboticabal (SP) e quatro desovas ocorridas naturalmente nos viveiros. Observouse que cinco das dezesseis fêmeas responderam ao estímulo hormonal, sendo três com HCG e duas com EHC. Dos machos, apenas um respondeu positivamente ao HCG. O acará-açu possui ovos demersais, adesivos, pouco resistentes ao tato, de formato ovóide pouco acentuado. “In vivo” apresentaram coloração amarelada, quando fertilizados, e branca opaca, quando não fertilizados, com grande esfera vitelina e pequeno espaço perivitelino. As desovas apresentaram ovos com valores médios variando de 1,75±0,056 a... / Astronotus ocellatus is a fish from the Amazon Basin, adapted and widely reared since 1938 in ponds and rivers of Brazilian northeast region by the Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra as Secas. This fish has a great potential due to appropriate characteristics for sporting fishing, reared as ornamental and owning a very tasty meat being appreciate by the people in north and northeast regions of Brazil. Despite having all these adjectives for aquaculture there are a few studies about reproductive biology of this species. Although spawning does not occur at once and reproduction in captivity is well successful, studies about artificial reproduction are extremely important for several researches in biology and early embryonic development of which events must be followed in a known lack of time and like this to contribute for a better understanding of rear conditions, management and control of the species. Therefore, this present research aimed to assess the Astronotus ocellatus responses to administration of two kinds of reproductive hormones (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - HCG and carp hypophysis extract – CHE) and studying the structure, ultrastructure and morphometry of its eggs and larvae. Sixteen couples from Centro de Aqüicultura of Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus of Jaboticabal (SP) and four spawnings occurred naturally in ponds were also catched. Five of sixteen females responded to hormonal stimuli, three of them with HCG and two with CHE. In relation to males, only one responded favorably to HCG. Acará-açu females have demersal and adhesive eggs, somewhat resistant to the touch, discreet egg shape-like, yellowish colour “in vivo” and when fertilized and white opalescent without fertilization, with a large vitelline sphere and a small space between yolk and chorion. The spawnings presented eggs with average values of 1,75±0,056 ...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Laura Satiko Okada Nakaghi / Banca: Hugo Pereira Godinho / Banca: Alexandre Ninhaus Silveira / Resumo: O Astronotus ocellatus é originário da Bacia Amazônica, climatizado e disseminado, desde 1938, em açudes e rios do Nordeste brasileiro, pelo Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra as Secas. Trata-se de um peixe de grande potencial, devido a características adequadas para pesca esportiva, cultivado como ornamental e com uma carne saborosa e apreciada pela população do Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. Existem na literatura atual poucos estudos a respeito da biologia reprodutiva dessa espécie. Embora seja de desova parcelada e se reproduza bem em cativeiro, estudos de reprodução artificial têm suma importância para diversas pesquisas de biologia e desenvolvimento embrionário, cujos eventos devem ser acompanhados numa faixa de tempo conhecida e assim contribuir para uma melhor compreensão do cultivo, manejo e controle da espécie. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a resposta do Astronotus ocellatus a aplicação de dois hormônios estimuladores de reprodução (gonadodropina coriônica humana - HCG e extrato de hipófise de carpa - EHC) e estudar a estrutura, ultraestrutura e morfometria de seus ovos e larvas. Foram utilizados 16 casais de reprodutores pertencentes ao Centro de Aqüicultura da Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Jaboticabal (SP) e quatro desovas ocorridas naturalmente nos viveiros. Observouse que cinco das dezesseis fêmeas responderam ao estímulo hormonal, sendo três com HCG e duas com EHC. Dos machos, apenas um respondeu positivamente ao HCG. O acará-açu possui ovos demersais, adesivos, pouco resistentes ao tato, de formato ovóide pouco acentuado. "In vivo" apresentaram coloração amarelada, quando fertilizados, e branca opaca, quando não fertilizados, com grande esfera vitelina e pequeno espaço perivitelino. As desovas apresentaram ovos com valores médios variando de 1,75±0,056 a ...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Astronotus ocellatus is a fish from the Amazon Basin, adapted and widely reared since 1938 in ponds and rivers of Brazilian northeast region by the Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra as Secas. This fish has a great potential due to appropriate characteristics for sporting fishing, reared as ornamental and owning a very tasty meat being appreciate by the people in north and northeast regions of Brazil. Despite having all these adjectives for aquaculture there are a few studies about reproductive biology of this species. Although spawning does not occur at once and reproduction in captivity is well successful, studies about artificial reproduction are extremely important for several researches in biology and early embryonic development of which events must be followed in a known lack of time and like this to contribute for a better understanding of rear conditions, management and control of the species. Therefore, this present research aimed to assess the Astronotus ocellatus responses to administration of two kinds of reproductive hormones (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - HCG and carp hypophysis extract - CHE) and studying the structure, ultrastructure and morphometry of its eggs and larvae. Sixteen couples from Centro de Aqüicultura of Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus of Jaboticabal (SP) and four spawnings occurred naturally in ponds were also catched. Five of sixteen females responded to hormonal stimuli, three of them with HCG and two with CHE. In relation to males, only one responded favorably to HCG. Acará-açu females have demersal and adhesive eggs, somewhat resistant to the touch, discreet egg shape-like, yellowish colour "in vivo" and when fertilized and white opalescent without fertilization, with a large vitelline sphere and a small space between yolk and chorion. The spawnings presented eggs with average values of 1,75±0,056 ...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:42:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1695521 bytes, checksum: 9a0915b224b9fc02033cedd8cfc42515 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-30 / Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / The species of the genus Astyanax are widely distributed in the Neotropical region and have few morphological, ecological and behavioral differences, which complicates the taxonomic classification of this taxon. The nominal species Astyanax bimaculatus was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and currently species with two oval spots that occur in several Neotropical basins are considered as belonging to bimaculatus complex. The objective of this study was to determine the cytogenetic and molecular characteristics (mitochondrial DNA) of 19 populations currently assigned to Astyanax bimaculatus from complex coastal basins of southeastern Minas Gerais using conventional staining, nucleolar organizer regions Ag-NORs, C-band, DAPI, FISH and the gene cytochrome oxidase I - COI. Data were compared with other species of the complex. The karyotype 6m +20 sm +18 st +6 t occurred in all populations, with Ag-NORs ranging from two to eight stained chromosomes. The C-banding showed centromeric and pericentromeric markings, evidenced by the fluorochrome DAPI. Fluorescent 18S and 5S rDNA probes marked one chromosome pair respectively. The phylogeny obtained with the COI gene indicated the presence of two haplogroups with large molecular distance between them: haplogroup I was more closely related to the populations of the São Francisco River Basin, while haplogroup II was subdivided into a group which was more related to populations from the upper Paraná (IIA) and another group formed exclusively by coastal haplotypes (IIB). The karyotype uniformity of coastal populations is greater than the recognized Astyanax altiparanae, suggesting the persistence of large populations. Polymorphisms involving C-band patterns indicate that the addition and reduction of heterochromatin blocks are compatible with intraspecific variation. The molecular data suggest that coastal basins received migrants from continental basins, with more recent geodispersion of a coastal haplogroup, probably related to the dynamic confluence of coastal basins during glacial periods. The genetic similarity between São Francisco River Basin and coastal basins indicates that the nominal species Astyanax lacustris does not represent a valid taxon. While the Upper Paraná Basin maintained a molecular identity consistent with the existence of the nominal taxon Astyanax altiparanae that, agreeing with the cytogenetic data, also occurs in the Paraíba do Sul River Basin. It is concluded that the bimaculatus complex in southeastern Brazil is composed by three lineages, including only two species Astyanax aff. bimaculatus present in São Francisco and coastal basins and A. altiparanae present in the Upper Paraná. / As espécies do gênero Astyanax apresentam ampla distribuição na região neotropical e apresentam poucas diferenças morfológicas, ecológicas e comportamentais, o que dificulta a classificação taxonômica desse táxon. A espécie nominal Astyanax bimaculatus foi descrita em 1758 por Linnaeus e, atualmente, espécies com duas manchas ovaladas que ocorrem em diversas bacias neotropicais são consideradas como pertencentes ao complexo bimaculatus. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar as características citogenéticas e moleculares (DNA mitocondrial) de 19 populações consideradas como pertencentes ao complexo Astyanax bimaculatus das bacias costeiras do sudeste de Minas Gerais utilizando coloração convencional, regiões organizadoras de nucléolos Ag-NOrs, banda C, DAPI, FISH e o gene citocromo oxidase I - COI. Os dados foram comparados com outras espécies do complexo. O cariótipo 6m+20sm+18st+6t ocorreu em todas as populações, com Ag-NORs variando de dois a oito cromossomos marcados. A banda C mostrou marcações centroméricas e pericentroméricas, evidenciadas pelo fluorocromo DAPI. As sondas 18S e 5S marcaram apenas um par cromossômico respectivamente. A filogenia obtida com o gene COI indicou a presença de dois haplogrupos com grande distância molecular: o haplogrupo I mais aparentado com populações da bacia do rio São Francisco, enquanto o haplogrupo II subdividiu-se em um grupo mais aparentado com populações do alto Paraná (IIA) e outro grupo formado exclusivamente por haplótipos costeiros (IIB). A uniformidade cariotípica das populações costeiras é maior que a reconhecida em Astyanax altiparanae, sugerindo a persistência de grandes populações. Polimorfismos envolvendo padrões de banda C indicam que a adição e redução de blocos de heterocromatina são consideradas variações intraespecíficas. Os dados moleculares sugerem que as bacias costeiras receberam aporte de bacias continentais, com geodispersão mais recente de um haplogrupo costeiro, provavelmente relacionado com a dinâmica de confluência de bacias costeiras durante os períodos glaciais. A similaridade genética entre a bacia do rio São Francisco e as bacias costeiras indica que a espécie nominal Astyanax lacustris não representa um táxon válido. Enquanto a bacia do alto Paraná manteve uma identidade molecular condizente com a existência do táxon nominal Astyanax altiparanae que, condizente com os dados citogenéticos, também ocorre na bacia do rio Paraíba do Sul. Conclui-se que o complexo bimaculatus no sudeste brasileiro é composto de três linhagens, englobando apenas duas espécies: Astyanax aff. bimaculatus presente no São Francisco e nas bacias costeiras e A. altiparanae presente no alto Paraná.