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Reduced growth and reproductive investment of Hemiculter leucisculus (Cyprinidae) in a reservoir with introduced icefish Neosalanx taihuensis (Salangidae)

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Abstract

Neosalanx taihuensis is an important zooplanktivorous commercial fish that has been widely introduced into Chinese freshwaters. Introduction of this species has induced decline and even extinction of native fish species in some waters. In this study, impacts of N. taihuensis introduction on growth and reproductive characteristics of an indigenous zooplanktivorous fish Hemiculter leucisculus were investigated by comparing population traits of the latter species in two reservoirs that differ only in whether N. taihuensis has been introduced. Huangshi Reservoir (HSR) and Mengquan Reservoir (MQR) are geographically proximate and display similar nutrient regimes and native fish faunas, but N. taihuensis has been stocked only in HSR. Populations of H. leucisculus in both reservoirs consisted of three age groups, ranging from age 1 to 3. Standard length (SL), body weight and back-calculated SL-at-age of H. leucisculus in HSR were significantly less than in MQR for both males and females in each age group. Female H. leucisculus also tended to produce fewer and smaller eggs (indicated by lower absolute fecundity, gonad weight and smaller egg diameter) in HSR than in MQR for each age group. We suggest that reduced growth and reproductive investment by H. leucisculus in HSR are likely the result of N. taihuensis introduction.

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Acknowledgments

This research was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2009CB119200), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30771642 and No. 30972257), the One-Hundred Talents Programme of the Chinese Academy of Sciences issued to Dr. S. Xie, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists issued to B.R. Murphy (No. 2010T2S25).

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  1. The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Xinglu Wang, Jiashou Liu, Ming Liu, Lang Wu & Songguang Xie

  2. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, People’s Republic of China

    Xinglu Wang & Lang Wu

  3. Huai’an Research Center, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huai’an, Jiangsu, 223002, China

    Xinglu Wang, Ming Liu, Lang Wu & Songguang Xie

  4. School of Zoological Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

    Jianguo Xiang

  5. Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA

    Brian R. Murphy

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Wang, X., Xiang, J., Liu, J. et al. Reduced growth and reproductive investment of Hemiculter leucisculus (Cyprinidae) in a reservoir with introduced icefish Neosalanx taihuensis (Salangidae). Environ Biol Fish 96, 895–903 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-012-0085-3

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