Understanding asymmetrical malpigmentation in flatfishes and improvement measures for aquaculture
Pleuronectiformes, an order known as flatfishes, is important in mariculture worldwide with the unique characteristic of body asymmetry, and thus has value in scientific research. Also, as an economically important species, flatfishes have great developing potential for industrial aquaculture. Th...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
John Wiley & Sons Australia. Ltd
2025
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/21878 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Pleuronectiformes, an order known as flatfishes, is important in mariculture worldwide
with the unique characteristic of body asymmetry, and thus has value in scientific
research. Also, as an economically important species, flatfishes have great developing
potential for industrial aquaculture. Their rapid growth, rich nutrition, delicious taste,
and high-quality
protein are accepted and favoured by consumers all over the world.
Due to large-scale
breeding and expanding production, however, different degrees
of abnormal body colour flatfishes have emerged, which seriously affect commercial
value of the fish, even reducing it by half; therefore, relevant research has been carried
out. This article reviews how environmental factors affect body colour abnormalities
and possible genetic mechanism of abnormal body colouration of flatfishes, summarizes
the hypotheses of the mechanism of body colour asymmetry, and proposes the
latest improvement measures obtained at the genomic screening level to prevent the
occurrence of abnormal body colour. This review suggests the molecular mechanism
of abnormal asymmetric distribution of body colour, suggests measures for avoiding
malpigmentation in flatfishes, and provides a constructive theoretical reference for
healthy development of the flatfish breeding industry. |
|---|