Captive reproductive performance of Mayaheros urophthalmus from four different regions of Southeastern Mexico
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https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a12n3.4547Keywords:
Mojarra castarrica, Mayan cichlid, fertility, hatchlings production, diallelic crossesAbstract
The Mayan cichlid (Mayaheros urophthalmus) is an endemic species that supports an artisanal fishery exploited year-round. It has tolerance for various environmental conditions, including wide ranges of salinity and temperature. These conditions favor the development of aquaculture; however, this potential has not been thoroughly explored. To evaluate the reproductive potential of organisms from different locations as well as the effect of intraspecific crossbreeding from locations with different environmental conditions, such as low temperature (Nauchinapa Stream Basin, ANB), brackish water (Usumacinta River Lower Basin, ULB), and freshwater (Grijalva River Lower Basin, GLB; and Usumacinta River Mid-Basin, UMB). A randomized one-factor design was used to perform the diallelic crosses with combinations between all locations. ANB females were the most productive, accumulating 39 spawns, producing 104 664 hatchlings, more than double that of the GLB females, with 18 spawns and 49 200 hatchlings produced. UMB females had 15 spawnings with a total of 37 404 hatchlings, and ULB females had only 11 spawnings with 25 509 hatchlings. ANB females were more productive than females from other locations, with a median of 21.65 hatchlings per gram of female. The species present a high reproductive potential; besides being able to spawn multiple occasions in a season, the fry per spawning is higher than in tilapia. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that the reproductive performance of different populations of the same species depends on differences in their life cycle and can be enhanced or inhibited by the conditions under which production occurs.
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