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Aquaculture Science (Aquaculture Sci.) is a domestic journal published quarterly in either English or Japanese by the Japanese Society of Aquaculture Research. The journal covers technological culture issues of aquatic organisms and the major contents and abstracting services can be accessed online through the J-stage website.

ISSN 0371-4217
Editor-in-Chief: Kinya Kanai, Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, JAPAN
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Table of contents

Original papers

Acute toxicity of hexavalent chromium on the larvae of red seabream Pagrus major: Kikkawa, T. and M. Nishimura …… 229

The reproductive cycle of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra around Shioya Fishing Port, Okinawa Prefecture: Minami, Y. and M. Yoshikuni …… 235

Spatial variation in feeding habits and carbon source of cutlassfish Trichiurus japonicus in the western Seto Inland Sea, Japan: Hamaoka, H., H. Miyazaki, T. Nanko, T. Akamatsu, J. Shibata and K. Omori …… 243

Effect of shaded rearing and automatic feeding on reaction to angling for masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou masou: Miyamoto, K. and T. Nakamura …… 253

Aggressive behavior and cannibalism among larval and juvenile size-classes in mass-cultured greater amberjack Seriola dumerili:            Hashimoto, H., T. Hayashi, K. Hamasaki, I. Kai, H. Hokazono, A. Nakamura, T. Iwasaki, K. Teruya, K. Hamada and K. Mushiake …… 259

Morphology, structure, and developmental process of pharyngeal teeth of larval and juvenile of devil stinger Inimicus japonicas: Kaita, M. …… 273

Sexual maturation and reproductive cycle of the north Pacific giant octopus Enteroctopus dofleini in the adjacent waters of Tsugaru Strait: Noro, K. and Y. Sakurai …… 279

Effects of feeding frequency and stocking density on the survival, growth and feed conversion efficiency of reared young blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus, during intermediate culture: Kawabe, K. and H. Kohno …… 289

Initiation and termination of spawning season of female kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus in western Enshu-nada, Japan: Suitoh, K., T. Okumura, F. Yamane, A. Tsuge, Y. Ogura and K. Yamano …… 295

Stagnant water larviculture using the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis acclimated at low temperature in Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus : Tomoda, T. and S. Dan …… 307

Short Papers

Effect of water temperature on embryonic development of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares inhabiting the eastern Pacific Ocean: Guilln, A., T. Honryo, J. Ibarra, A. Cano, D. Margulies, V. P. Scholey,J. B. Wexler, M. S. Stein, T. Kobayashi and Y. Sawada …… 319

Estimated tonnage of landed Haliotis madaka along Ojika Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan: Kiyomoto, S., M. Tagawa, H. Maeda, S. Watanabe and T. Horii …… 323

vol.62. No.2

Original Papers

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of tongue sole fishes in the coastal waters of eastern Okayama Prefecture: Mototani, T., Y. Shimizu, A. Katayama and S. Katayama……123

Natural spawning of pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in rivers with and without weirs on the Okhotsk side of Hokkaido: Iida, M., Y. Miyakoshi, T. Kato, H. Tokuda, M. Fujiwara and D. Ando……129

Supplemental effect of cholyltaurine and taurine to a defatted soybean meal-based diet on hepatopancreatic histology in red sea bream Pagrus major: Amano, S., N. Suzuki, T. Yamamoto and H. Matsunari……137

Wintering habitat and focal point of masu salmon juvenile Oncorhynchus masou and white-spotted charr Salvelinus leucomaenis in tributaries of the Ani River, Akita Prefecture, Japan: Sato, M. and T. Washio……147

Genetic investigation of artificially raised red sea bream with shortened lower jaw: Sawayama, E. and M. Takagi……155

Environmental characteristics of the habitats of juvenile sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus around Hokkaido?Several inferences from Southern Hokkaido: Yamana, Y., Y. Furukawa, S. Kashio and S. Goshima……163

Seasonal dynamics of the parasitic larvae and free-living adults of the sea spider Nymphonella tapetis infecting the Manila clam Ruditapes phillipinarum in the eastern coast of Chita Peninsula, and the effect of water temperature on the infection levels: Murauchi, Y., S. Okamoto, A. Hirai, D. Miyawaki, N. Yamamoto, M. Hibino, K. Kawamura, M. Harada, Y. Okamura and K. Hattori……183

Short Paper

Suitable water temperature of fourspine sculpin Cottus kazika larvae and juveniles: Iwatani, H., D. Tahara and T. Seikai……191

Age and spawning migration of herring Clupea pallasii stocked and recaptured in Miyako Bay: Nagakura, Y., T. Noda, K. Yamane, H. Okouchi and H. Aono……195

Estimating the mode of egg production in the spotted seahorse Hippocampus kuda to establish optimal captive breeding conditions: Sogabe, A., S. Kato and H. Takata……199

Changes in number of masu salmon and brown trout before and after the termination of a 29-year closed fishing period: Miyamoto, K., M. Takahashi and Y. Hirabayashi……203

Note

DNA polymorphisms analysis of black bass in dam reservoirs in Kochi Prefecture, Japan: Okabe, M., S. Fujita and A. Komatsu……207

vol.62. No.1

Original Papers

Migration pattern of pond smelt Hypomesus nipponensis in Lake Shinji, Japan, as determined by field survey and analysis of otolith Sr:Ca ratio: Fujikawa, Y., S. Katayama and S. Yasugi …… 1

Diel self-feeding rhythms of the sevenband grouper Epinephelus septemfasciatus: Kohbara, J., M. Kitade, I. Kuriyama and Y. Tsuchihashi …… 13

Relationships between temperature and growth of thread-sail filefish Stephanolepis cirrhifer and black scraper Thamnaconus modestus: Mizuno, K., C. Miura and T. Miura …… 23

Correlation between the temperature tolerance of live fish and caudal fin cells in black scraper Thamnaconus modestus: Sakamoto, K. and M. Igarashi …… 31

Relationship between the ratio of exposed boulder on riverbed and poor ayu-fishing:  Abe, S., H. Arai, Y. Araki, M. Enomoto, T. Hara, K. Fujimoto, A. Ito, T. Izuka, M. Matsuzaki, Y. Tago and T. Yamamoto …… 37

Effect of dietary palm oil and medium chain triglycerides on growth and fatty acid profiles of Japanese catfish Silurus asotus juveniles:  Asdari, R., A. Biswas, S. Yamamoto, H. Araki, K. Kawashima, R. Hashim and K. Takii …… 45

Development of a multiplex PCR assay for population genetic analysis of the tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes using 16 microsatellite DNA loci: Katamachi, D., M. Ikeda, T. Sato, S. Suzuki, K. Kikuchi and D. Ojima …… 55

Effect of light environment on the sinking phenomenon and the development of larvae of the horsehair crab Erimacrus isenbeckii in rearing tanks: Ichikawa, T., N. Murakami, T. Morioka, K. Murakami and K. Hamasaki …… 65

Feeding, growth, and dispersal of hatchery-reared spotted halibut Verasper variegatus released in a shallow brackish lagoon: Matsukawa-ura, northeastern Fukushima, Japan:  Wada, T., S. Shimamura and Y. Nemoto …… 75

Discrimination of the stock origins and growth of ayu Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis in the Nagara River:  Aino, S., T. Yodo, D. Ishizaki and M. Yoshioka …… 89

Effects of aeration rate and salinity gradient on the survival and growth in the early life stages of the devil stinger Inimicus japonicus: Sakakura, Y., Y. Andou, C. Tomioka, S. Yogo, K. Kadomura, K. Miyaki and A. Hagiwara …… 99

Short Paper

Comparative efficacy of anesthetics among MS-222, 2-phenoxyethanol, and clove oil in early juvenile yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares: Cano, A., Y.-S. Kim, D. I. Delgado, V. P. Scholey and Y. Sawada…… 107

Note

Rearing trials on larval walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma using nutrient-enriched rotifers as an early live food: Ishida, R., N. Satoh and Y. Ueda …… 111

vol.61. No.4

Original Papers

Effect of graded levels of dietary DHA included in rotifers Brachionus plicatilis on larviculture performance of red sea bream Pagrus major: Kotani, T., H. Fushimi, Y. Ohta, A. Miyashima, K. Sudoh, M. Hayashi, N. Satoh and S. Satoh …… 321

Flocculent feed for the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus containing diatomite and zeolite: Unuma, T., K. Noguchi, S. Sawaguchi, N. Hasegawa and Y. Machiguchi …… 331

Ingestion by Japanese eel Anguilla japonica larvae on various minute zooplanktons: Wullur, S., T. Yoshimatsu, H. Tanaka, M. Ohtani, Y. Sakakura, H.-J. Kim and A. Hagiwara …… 341

Long-term feeding of the yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata with soy protein concentrate-based non-fishmeal diet supplemented with taurine: Takagi, S., H. Murata, T. Goto, H. Hatate, H. Yamashita, A. Takano and the late M. Ukawa …… 349

Age, growth, and spawning period of bamboo sole Heteromycteris japonica in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan: Yamamoto, M. and S. Katayama …… 359

Effects of taurine, phytase and enzyme complex supplementation to low fish meal diets on growth of juvenile red sea bream Pagrus major: Hanini, I., Md. S. A. Sarker, S. Satoh, Y. Haga, S. Corneillie, T. Ohkuma and H. Nakayama …… 367

Effects of water temperature, irradiance, nitrogen form and concentration on the growth of Hypnea japonica Gigartinales, Rhodophyta: Hayakawa, K., Y. Tanaka and I. Komazawa …… 377

The effect of light and temperature on the growth and morphogenesis of Caulerpa okamurae in outdoor mesocosm: Morita, T., K. Yamamoto, T. Nishigaki, H. Endo and K. Takeno …… 383

Dry powdered unicellular alga Parachlorella kessleri strain KNK-A001 as a useful feed for Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas spat and zooplankton rotifer Brachionus plicatilis: Sugiyama, Y., M. Ueno, C. G. P. Satuito, K. Yamashita, K. Yamaguchi and T. Oda …… 389

Short Papers

Addition of Nannochloropsis sp. to pre-rearing water improves survival of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares larvae: Nakase, G., T. Honryo, L. Guerra, D. Perz, A. Cano, D. Margulies, V. P. Scholey and Y. Sawada …… 395

Suitable photoperiod and light intensity of laboratory-reared juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis: Ishibashi, Y., T. Honryo, S. Miyashita and S. Oda …… 399

Effects of the timing of initial feeding on growth and survival of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica larvae: Jinbo, T., Y. Masuda, H. Imaizumi, H. Hashimoto, K. Matsuda, J. Nagao and H. Tanaka …… 403

Genetic difference between wild and hatchery populations of Japanese smelt Hypomesus nipponensis in Lake Shinji: Yokoo, T., M. Kuwabara, T. Tanaka, M. Horinouchi and F. Aranishi …… 407

vol.61 No.3

Original papers

Optimum supplementations and interactive effects of methionine and tryptophan on growth and health status of juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus: Han, Y., S. Koshio, M. Ishikawa, S. Yokoyama and J. Gao …… 239

Regional variation of length composition and growth history of larval and juvenile ayu Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis in Lake Biwa: Sakai, A., T. Yada and K. Iguchi …… 253

Effect of light wavelength on the sexual and asexual reproduction of the monogonont rotifer Brachionus manjavacas: Kim, H.-J., K. Suga and A. Hagiwara …… 261

Growth and reproduction of Strombus luhuanus in the coral gravel area within Acropora tumida community in Suruga Bay, Japan: Nakajima, T., T. Kosaka, the late S. Ueno, A. Fukui, N. Suzuki and S. Tanaka …… 269

Succession of bacteria and benthic organisms on a newly-established artificial reef and neighboring natural rocky reefs at Nagai in Sagami Bay, Japan: Onitsuka, T., H. Kurogi, K. Niwa, J. Hayakawa, M. Terui,  T. Asahi, N.-I. Won, T. Kawamura and T. Horii …… 277

Effects of supplementation of rearing water with diatom Thalassiosira sp. and dietary n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids on the survival and developmental period of horsehair crab Erimacrus isenbeckii Zoeae: Ichikawa, T., A. Iwamoto, T. Tsuzaki, K. Ohta, K. Hamasaki and T. Takeuchi …… 293

Efficient rearing of larvae and juveniles of honmoroko Gnathopogon caerulescens in paddy fields: Kikko, T., M. Nemoto, S. Ban, J. Saegusa, N. Sawada, D. Ishizaki, T. Nakahashi, N. Teramoto and Y. Fujioka …… 303

Short Papers

Variations in the number of pyloric caeca in naturally spawning chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta by run timing: Ando, D., R. Yasutomi, Y. Shinriki, Y. Miyakoshi, H. Urabe, T. Aoyama, Y. Sasaki and M. Nakajima …… 311

Growth analysis in artificially hatched Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis: Sawada, Y., T. Kaga, Y. Agawa, T. Honryo, Y.-S. Kim, M. Nakatani, T. Okada, A. Cano, D. Margulies and V. Scholey …… 315

vo.61 No.2

Original papers

Effects of methyltestosterone on masculinization in larva and juvenile of the spotted halibut Verasper variegates: Tsukiyama, Y. and K. Soyano …… 137

Change of bone formation and phototaxis along with the growth of the juvenile of Hippocampus kuda: Iwatani, K., M. Kaneko and N. Akiyama …… 145

Effect of soaking artificially fertilized eggs in a green tea extract solution on the elimination of egg adhesiveness, hatching rate and larval quality in Japanese smelt Hypomesus nipponensis: Mizuno, S., M. Hatakeyama, T. Teranishi and N. Koide …… 153

Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular diversity of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida isolated in Japan from 2003 to 2009: Furushita, M., T. Fukuda, Y. Fukuda, A. Yamashita, S. Yanagi, K. Maeno, S. Tanaka, Y. Sugihara, M. Abe, T. Nagano and T. Shiba …… 163

Rearing experiments in land-based nursery tank, feeding artificial food to cultured juveniles Holothuria nobilis and H. scabra: Minami, Y. and the late S. Tamaki …… 171

Manipulation of spawning by suppressing maturation under low temperature treatment in kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicas: Sakiyama, K. …… 177

Cytotoxins associated with akoya oyster disease induce sterol metabolic abnormality: Uchimura, Y. and M. Kuramoto …… 183

Survival rate of the juvenile seahorse Hippocampus kuda using food with varying amounts of fatty acid: Kaneko, M., M. Shimokawara, M. Nishimura, H. Saito, Y. Okada and N. Akiyama …… 189

Influence of diluted seawater rearing on flesh quality of cultured tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes: Xiao, N., T. Sakakibara, J. Liang, Y. Hamada, M. Murata, S. Taniyama, M. Yagi and K. Tachibana …… 199

Short Papers

Pharmacokinetic study of catechin (epigallocatechin gallate) after intraperitoneal and oral administration to yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata: Dang, T., M. Honda, M. Shiraishi, X. Qiu, T. Hotta, T. Tsusaki, Y. Matsuyama, Y. Shimasaki and Y. Oshima …… 205

Validation of transgenerational otolith marking using alizarin complexone for embryos in black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii ovaries: Noda, T., Y. Nagakura, K. Ohta and H. Aono …… 207

Effectiveness of inter-nostril epidermis clipping for marking hatchery-reared young blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus: Kawabe, K. and S. Suzuki …… 211

Note

Seasonal changes in the fish assemblage in a seagrass bed in the central Seto inland sea: Mohri, K., Y. Kamimura, K. Mizuno, H. Kinoshita, S. Toshito and J. Shoji …… 215

vol.61. No.1

Original papers

Daily population growth rate of six Brachionus plicatilis sp. complex strains under different water temperatures and salinities: Koiso, M., N. Tezuka and K. Sakae …… 1

Growth performance and physiological condition of amago salmon Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae juveniles fed a low fish meal diet: Yamamoto, T., H. Okamoto, Y. Iwashita, H. Matsunari, S. Amano and N. Suzuki …… 9

Efficient rearing of larvae and juveniles of gengoroubuna Carassius cuvieri in paddy fields: Kikko, T., M. Nemoto, S. Ban, J. Saegusa, N. Sawada, D. Ishizaki, T. Nakahashi, N. Teramoto and Y. Fujioka …… 19

Comparative effects of dietary supplementation levels of Eucheuma denticulatum and Sargassum fulvellum in diet of juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus: Ragaza, J. A., R. E. Mamauag, S. Koshio, M. Ishikawa and S. Yokoyama …… 27

Detection of fishing grounds, fishing season, and size distribution of stocked barfin flounder Verasper moseri in southern Tohoku, the Pacific coast of eastern Japan: Wada, T., K. Kamiyama, S. Shimamura, T. Yoshida, T. Kayaba and M. Sasaki …… 39

Effects on dietary supplement of shochu distillery by-product (SDBP) on the growth of red sea bream: Sultana, M. S., S. Koshio, M. Ishikawa, S. Yokoyama and T. Ikemura …… 47

Development of a settlement device for aquaculture of the boring giant clam Tridacna crocea and proposal of an optimal non-perforated aquaculture technique: Yamamoto, T. …… 55

Bottom sediment conditions and benthos community compositions in intertidal Zostera japonica beds in Tanabe bay, Wakayama, Japan: Uede, T., Y. Takahashi, M. Yamauchi and K. Iseki …… 61

Annual life cycle of the warm temperate kelp Eckloniopsis radicosa on the coast of Izu-Oshima Island, central Japan: Komazawa, I., K. Ando, K. Takio, K. Kawabe and Y. Sakanishi …… 73

Growth, survival, digestive enzyme activities, and RNA/DNA ratio in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus larvae fed live food and casein peptide- and fish meal-based microdiets: Ji, L., Y. Haga, R. Masuda, K. Takahashi, H. Ohta, S. Ishida and S. Satoh …… 81

Optimal photoperiod condition for culturing early larvae of greater amberjack Seriola dumerili inferred from diurnal rhythm of feeding activity and mass seed production: Hashimoto, H., K. Matsuda, Y. Masuda, T. Jinbo, H. Imaizumi, K. Teruya, K. Hamada, K. Mushiake and K. Hamasaki …… 95

Effects of water temperature on survival and sex differentiation in hatchery-reared spotted halibut Verasper variegates: Tsukiyama, Y. and K. Soyano …… 103

Short Papers

Effects of polyphenol content and thallus toughness of five species of kelp (Laminariales, Lessoniaceae) on the feeding preference of the Japanese temperate rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens: Noda, M., T. Ogami, H. Ohara, N. Murase, I. Ikeda and Y. Tanoue …… 113

Evaluation of maturity of the kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus by ovary shadow ratio: Sakiyama, K., D. Shimizu and D. Tahara …… 119

Notes

Estimation of the survival rate of stream-dwelling white-spotted charr based on data recorded in the literature: Nakamura, T. …… 121

Collection record and feeding habits of larval spotted halibut and stone flounder in coastal shallow waters off Fukushima, the Pacific coast of eastern Japan: Wada, T. and K. W. Suzuki …… 127

vol.60 No.4

Original papers

Migration, distribution and growth patterns of the North Pacific giant octopus Enteroctopus dofleini in waters adjacent to Tsugaru Strait: Noro, K. and Y. Sakurai ……  429

Habitat choice by ayu Plecoglossus altivelis between even and uneven streambeds: Abe, S. ……  445

Correlation between nacre-deposition ability and shell-closing strength in Japanese pearl oyster Pinctada fucata: Aoki, H., S. Tanaka, T. Atsumi, H. Abe, T. Fujiwara, N. Kamiya and A. Komaru ……  451

Histological observation on the hepatopancreas of fingerling red sea bream Pagrus major fed defatted soybean meal based non-fish meal diet supplemented with taurine: Amano, S., N. Suzuki, H. Matsunari, Y. Iwashita and T. Yamamoto ……  459

A quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for Flavobacterium psychrophilum in river-water samples containing DNA amplification inhibitors: Fujiwara-Nagata, E. and M. Eguchi ……  469

Gonadal development of the primitive flatfish Psettodes erumei in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: Yoshikawa, N., T. Mammaran, E. M. Bavoh, A. R. Ridzwan, M. Tanaka and M. Tagawa ……  475

Effects of Eucheuma denticulatum supplementation on performance and blood chemistry of juvenile red sea bream Pagrus major: Ragaza, J. A., S. Koshio, R. E. Mamauag, B. T. Nguyen, S. S. Villamor, M. Ishikawa and S. Yokoyama ……  485

Changes in the free amino acid content in the skeletal muscle of fourspine sculpin Cottus kazika reared in different environmental salinities: Iwatani, H., K. Inoue, Y. Takei and H. Abe ……  495

Reproductive shell length of the golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei in Yahagi River, Japan: Iwashita, Y., N. Suzuki, S. Amano and A. Shiragane ……  503

Short Papers

Prevention of adhesion of tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes eggs to experimental tools by use of plastic wrap and polyethylene pipette: Imai, T., Y. Yoshiura, K. Sakae, T. Katayama and Y. Yamamoto ……  511

Effects of transfer by fingerling transfer pump on survival rates of Pacific herring Clupea pallasii larvae and juveniles: Nagakura, Y. and T. Noda ……  515

Sulfate-reducing bacteria in the intestinal tract of spotnape ponyfish Leiognathus nuchalis: Chen, C.-H., K. Sagara, S. Itoi and H. Sugita ……  519

10th Japan-Korea, Korea- Japan joint symposium on aquaculture 2012 program and abstracts …… 523

vol.60 No.3

Original papers

Effect of feedstuff oil supplementation on flavor compounds of tilapia: Miyasaki, T. and Y. Kitamura ……  307

Dietary value of five species of marine algae from the eastern part of Hokkaido for long term culture of juveniles of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius: Machiguchi, Y.  and H. Kitamura ……  313

Effect of marine algae from the eastern part of Hokkaido and feeding period for gonad production of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius: Machiguchi, Y., K. Takashima, H. Hayashi and H. Kitamura ……  323

Bacterial diversity of the intestinal tracts of the Japanese coastal fish as determined by the clone library method: Tanaka, Y., C.-H. Chen, T. Kozaki, Y. Komiya, S. Itoi and H. Sugita ……  333

Biological aspects of large whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster) in the Akashi Strait, eastern Seto Inland Sea, Japan: Gorie, S. and K. Nagasawa ……  341

Suppression of tilapia muscle odor by seaweed supplementation to diet: Miyasaki, T. and Y. Kitamura ……  349

Distribution of temperate/tropical seagrass in Satsunan Islands and adjacent waters, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan: Kawano, T., T. Igari, Y. Imayoshi, T. Tanaka, S. Tokunaga, S. Yoshimitsu and R. Terada ……  359

Age and growth of the bagrid catfish Pseudobagrus nudiceps in the Koya River, western Honshu Island, Japan: Takeshita, N., K. Aoki, K. Yamabayashi and A. Araki ……  371

Effect of temperature and light on the photosynthetic performance of two edible seaweeds: Meristotheca coacta Okamura and Meristotheca papulosa J. Agardh (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta): Lideman, G. N. Nishihara, T. Noro and R. Terada ……  377

Effect of water temperature on oxygen uptake in the abalone Haliotis (Nordotis) discus discus: Yamamoto, K., T. Handa and T. Tsunoji ……  389

Flow through the respiratory pores of the abalone Haliotis (Nordotis) discus discus: Yamamoto, K. and T. Handa ……  393

Blood properties of the Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) suffocated to death by environmental hypoxia: Kawana, K., N. Iwata, T. Handa, Y. Baba, K. Uematsu and K. Namba ……  397

Influence of water temperature on outbreaks of mycobacteriosis in cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata: Imaoka, Y., A. Yamamoto, K. Araki and E. C. Lacierda ……  405

Short Papers

Effect of oral administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid in Japanese eel Anguilla japonica: Yasumoto, S., S. Miyanari, S. Yoshimura, M. Kondo and Y. Takahashi ……  411

Validation of daily periodicity of otolith increment formation and application for analysis of early growth of wild juvenile black rockfish Sebastes cheni: Kamimura, Y., K. Mizuno, T. Noda, K. Hirakawa, H. Tamaki and J. Shoji ……  413

Case study of production of normal pearls using mantle edge of healthy and diseased Japanese pearl oyster: Uchimura, Y. ……  417

Note

Gravimetric method for sorting blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus juveniles with and without swimbladder inflation: Kawabe, K. and H. Kohno ……  421

vol.60 No.2

Original papers

Optimum salinity for egg incubation and larval stock in seed production of the tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes used low salinity: Imai, T., T. Kogane, T. Katayama, T. Morita, Y. Yamamoto, N. Chida, M. Endo and T. Takeuchi …… 163

Effects of Kuroshio path variations on the growth and maturation of Gelidium elegans (Gelidiaceae,  Rhodophyta) on the coast of Hachijo-jima Island, central Japan: Komazawa, I., T. Takase, Y. Tanaka and K. Hayakawa …… 169

Examination of the optimal season to set spore bags for Gelidium elegans (Rhodophyta) in Izu-Oshima Island, central Japan: Takase, T., K. Takio, T. Kimoto and K. Yamaguchi …… 179

Flavor compounds of several herbivorous fishes: Miyasaki, T. and Y. Fujioka …… 189

Identification of feeding stimulants for Japanese flounder in muscle extract of jack mackerel: Ikeda, I., Y. Okamoto and K. Oda …… 195

Medicinal herbs promote resistances of larval and juvenile striped jack Pseudocaranx dentex for various stresses: Takaoka, O., S.-C. Ji, K. Ishimaru, S.-W. Lee, G.-S. Jeong, A. Biswas and K. Takii …… 199

Feeding habits of the Sebastes inermis species complex in western Wakasa Bay, central Japan: Akeda, K., T. Yodo, Y. Kai and M. Yoshioka …… 207

Structures and seasonal changes of Zostera japonica population in Tategami-ura, Ago Bay, Mie Prefecture: Abe, M., K. Yokota, A. Kurashima, N. Murase and M. Maegawa …… 215

Maturation of reared male devil stinger Inimicus japonicas: Watanabe, K. …… 227

Effects of rearing methods on boring giant clam Tridacna crocea: Yamamoto, T., S. Tamaki, K. Inoue, K. Iwai and Y. Sudo …… 233

Fish community of Zostera japonica bed at intertidal zone in Tanabe Bay, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan: Uede, T., Y. Takahashi and M. Yamauchi …… 243

Estimation of the number of freshwater anglers in Japan based on the number of anglers fishing Lake Yunoko: Nakamura, T. …… 255

Effect of hypoxia and low salinity on growth and survival of the ark shell Scapharca kagoshimensis through the field experiment in Lake Nakaumi, southwest Japan: Suzuki, H., K. Yamaguchi and K. Seto …… 261

Freshwater oomycete isolated from African catfish Clarias gariepinus eggs in Thailand: Hunjavanit, C., C. Rakmanee, N. Kitancharoen and K. Hatai …… 269

Effect of low salinity on ventilation volumes in the black-lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera and the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii: Yamamoto, K., T. Handa, Y. Minato, K. Odawara and K. Sone …… 277

Short Papers

Seasonal variation of flavor compounds in wild greenfish Girella punctata muscle: Miyasaki, T. and Y. Fujioka …… 281

Acidity and pepsin-like protease activity of the gastric juice of farmed Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis: Kihara, M., Y. Abe and H. Kaga …… 285

vol.60 No.1

Original papers

Effects of salinity on egg development, hatching and larval deformation in the marble goby Oxyeleotris marmoratus: Nguang, S. I., Y. Nakagawa, S. Shirakasi, K. Kato, O. Murata, K. Takii, S. Miyashita and S. Senoo …… 1

Expansion mechanism of stomach in puffer fish: Yamamoto, K. and T. Handa …… 11

Effects of low-phosphorus feed on fish performance, fish quality and effluent phosphorus concentration in maturing Biwa salmon Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus: Taguchi, T., A. Yamaoka, H. Tanaka, K. Kuwamura and S. Sugiura ……  19

Change of ventilation in the rock-oyster Crassostrea nippona with feeding: Yamamoto, K., T. Handa and M. Tochino ……  33

Mixed cultures of the phytoplankton Nannochloropsis oculata and the marine bacterium Sulfitobacter sp. RO3 inhibit the growth of virulent strains of the major fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum: Sharifah, E. N. and M. Eguchi ……  39

Effect of seasonal temperature on oxygen uptake and ciliary movement in the Japanese short-neck clam Ruditapes philippinarum: Yamamoto, K., T. Handa and H. Koube ……  47

Food availability for larvae of Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis in the Yakugachi River of Amami-oshima Island, Japan: Kobari, T., S. Sugimoto, A. Shinomiya, K. Kawai and S. Nishimura ……  53

Effect of taurine supplementation on skin thickness and scale detachability in red sea bream Pagrus major: Kato, K., M. Yamamoto, N. P. Hung, H. Fukada, A. Biswas, S. Yamamoto, K. Takii, O. Murata and S. Miyashita ……  59

Migration of released black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii in the Miyako Bay analyzed using fish market survey data: Noda, T., M. Nakagawa, Y. Nagakura and H. Okouchi ……  65

Migration of whitespotted conger (Conger myriaster) leptocephali to the Harima Nada Sea, eastern Seto Inland Sea, Japan: Gorie, S. and K. Nagasawa ……  73

Characteristics of ayu fishery during daytime in the Jinzu and Shou rivers: Tago, Y. ……  81

Investigation of population structure and identification of a native population of amago salmon Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae in the Nahari River system, Kochi Prefecture, Japan: Okabe, M. and  A. Komatsu ……  89

Feeding and growth of larval greater amberjack Seriola dumerili with non-inflated, normal inflated and over-inflated swim bladders: Hashimoto, H., A. Imai, T. Iwasaki, K. Hamasaki, K. Teruya, K. Hamada and K. Mushiake……  99

Fixed phagocytes in the antennal gland of kuruma prawn: Kondo, M., S. Tomonaga and Y. Takahashi ……  107

The acid-base balance of the hemolymph in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii under normoxic conditions: Handa, T. and K. Yamamoto ……  113

Interaction between vitamin C and E on oxidative stress in tissues and blood of red sea bream (Pagrus major): Gao, J., S. Koshio, M. Ishikawa, S. Yokoyama, Md. A. Kader and A. Laining ……  119

Validity of an external marking method for swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus by removing or incising the abdominal segment: Minamiura, T.……  127

Short Papers

Prevention of dark muscle discoloration during storage of sliced young yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata fed yuzu Citrus junos paste-supplemented diets: Fukada, H., T. Furutani and T. Masumoto …… 135

Stergilization against water mold disease in artificial breeding of rosy bitterling Rhodeus ocallatus by the schale’s method: Kitagawa, T. and K. Hosoya …… 139

Latitudinal variation in the number of pectoral fin rays in juvenile masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou masou on the Sea of Japan side of Hokkaido Island: Ando, D., H. Urabe, H. Saneyoshi, K. Shimoda, Y. Shinriki, T. Aoyama and M. Nakajima …… 143

Influence of seagrass vegetation of Zostera marina on sediment meiofauna in the middle of Tanoura Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture: Ab, H., S. Nakai, H. Takashiro and K. Yoshihara …… 147

Granulocytes with cytoplasmic deposits of kuruma prawn: Kondo, M., S. Tomonaga and Y. Takahashi …… 151

Note

Effect of temperature on inter-nostril epidermis deformation in hatchery-reared mass-seedlings of red sea bream Pagrus major: Yamada, T., H. Akashi and Y. Yamamoto …… 153