Effects of photoperiod on growth performance and melanogenesis pathway for skin pigmentation of Malaysian red tilapia. Aquaculture Research, 51(5): 1824-1833.

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dc.contributor.authorAtuganile Malambugi
dc.contributor.authorZhenzhen Yu
dc.contributor.authorWenbin Zhu
dc.contributor.authorLanmei Wang
dc.contributor.authorFeibiao Song
dc.contributor.authorSamwel Mchele Limbu
dc.contributor.authorZaijie Dong
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-18T06:07:30Z
dc.date.available2021-04-18T06:07:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractFarming of red tilapia is increasing rapidly. However, its commercial farming development is challenged by lack of clear information on genetic basis for skin colour and pigmentation differences due to environmental changes. This study investigated the effects of photoperiod (light:dark, L:D) on the growth and skin colour variation of Malaysian red tilapia. A total of 180 fish weighing 150.48 ± 0.44 g were reared under natural photoperiod (13L:11D, control), prolonged lightness (24L:0D) and prolonged darkness (0L:24D) in three replicates for 78 days. The weight gain of fish cultured under both prolonged light and darkness were significantly higher than fish under natural photoperiod. The tyrosinase level in ventral skin was significantly higher for fish cultured under prolonged darkness condition than in the other two photoperiod regimes. Contrary, the cysteine level in the dorsal skin was significantly higher in the fish cultured under natural photoperiod than in prolonged light and darkness. The relative mRNA expressions of SRY‐related HMG‐Box 10 (sox 10), tyrosine (tyr), tyrosine‐related protein 1 (tyrp‐1) and solute carrier family 7 member 11 (slc7a11) genes were significantly higher in ventral skin of fish under prolonged darkness than the other two photoperiods. This study demonstrates that photoperiod has an impact on melanogenesis and growth of red tilapia. Understanding the effects of photoperiod on genetic basis of red tilapia will help in selective breeding programme of the important economic traits for the development of commercial red tilapia farming.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipthe National Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund of China (Grant No. 31802290) and Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation for Young Scholar (BK 20160203).en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtuganile Malambugi, Zhenzhen Yu, Wenbin Zhu, Lanmei Wang, Feibiao Song, Samwel Mchele Limbu and Zaijie Dong (2020). Effects of photoperiod on growth performance and melanogenesis pathway for skin pigmentation of Malaysian red tilapia. Aquaculture Research, 51(5): 1824-1833. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14531en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/are.14531
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5611
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectcysteine; growth; melanogenesis; photoperiod; red tilapia; tyrosineen_US
dc.titleEffects of photoperiod on growth performance and melanogenesis pathway for skin pigmentation of Malaysian red tilapia. Aquaculture Research, 51(5): 1824-1833.en_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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