Seasonal changes of the thyroid gland structure and hormones secretion was examined in yellowfin seabream Acanthopagrus latus in Persian Gulf (Zangi branch, Musa creek). Thyroid gland composed of follicles scattered around the ventral aorta, near the gills. Follicular cells varied according to secretion of the gland during warm and cold seasons. Thyroid hormones (Triidothyronine [T3] and Thyrox...

In this study, bioaccumulation of lead, copper, cadmium, zinc and mercury in gill, liver and muscle of Acanthopagrus latus (Yellowfin seabream) was quantified. The concentrations of heavy metals were determined by using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) after wet digestion method. The result comprise of concentration level of Cu2+, Cd2+, Zn2+, Pb2+ and Hg2+ in ten differen...

Sparidentex hasta is superior over Acanthopagrus latus in market price and growth rate while A. latus is superior over S. hasta in number of eggs produced, hatching rate, larval survival and eventually number of fry produced. Thus, the possibility of obtaining a hybrid with close resemblance in appearance and growth rate to S. hasta and being superior in fry production resembling A. latus would...

Our study was based on the recent increase in wastewater pollution and its deleterious effects to the marine ecosystem. Using numerical simulation (DESCAR3.2 software program), we investigated the orientation and quantification of trace metals in wastewater discharges from permanent and semi-permanent drain outfalls constructed along the Kuwait Coastline encompassing six Kuwait Governorates (GI...

length- weight relationship and growth pattern, condition factor and length at first maturity of yellowfin seabream were investigated in the persian gulf by monthly sampling of 30 fish from september 2011 to august 2012. maximum (31.45± 4.32) and minimum (17.80± 1.85) values of fork length and maximum (720.46 ± 292.58 gr) and minimum (134.01± 45.62) values of body weight were in january and sep...

acanthopagrus latus is one of the major commercially exploited species in the persian gulf. in recent years, it has gained importance as a candidate for aquaculture. haematological parameters of wild-caught specimens were studied during the pre-spawning period to determine if they are influenced by the sex of fish. blood samples were collected from 55 fish (30 female and 25 male) captured from ...

Gill histomorphological alterations were used to assess the effects of chronic exposure to HgCl2 on the yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus latus. In this regard, 90 A. latus were exposed to sublethal concentrations of HgCl2 (10, 20, 35 and 50 μg/L) for 3 weeks. Treated fish were erratic and showed respiratory distress. The most common morphological abnormalities included: filaments disorganizati...

A total of 34 fishes, belonging to the yellow-finned sea bream Acanthopagrus latus were collected, in April 2008 from Khor Abdullah northwest Arabian Gulf, by using trawler net. Fishes surveyed for parasites. The study revealed presence two species parasites first one is a monogenetic trematode, Polylabris mamaevi and second digenetic Paradiscogaster farooqii. detection P. farooqii present repr...