Ontogenic development of the mouth and digestive tract in larval Malaysian mahseer, Tor tambroides Bleeker.

• Main Authors: Fard, Ehsan Ramezani, Kamarudin, Mohd. Salleh, Harmin, S. A., Saad, Che Roos, Abd Satar, M. K., Daud, Siti Khalijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23624/1/Ontogenic%20development%20of%20the%20mouth%20and%20digestive%20tract%20in%20larval%20Malaysian%20mahseer.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23624/; http://as.wiley.com/

This study analysed morphology and histology of the developing mouth and digestive tract of the Malaysian mahseer larvae to assess the best weaning time to a compound diet for the fry on the basis of their morphological features. The mouth development was monitored using light and scanning electron...