Research Progress on Reproductive Biology and Nutriology of Spinibarbus caldwelli and Its Future Prospect
Spinibarbus caldwelli is mainly distributed in Fujian,Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces.It is a kind of freshwater economic fish with great development potential because of its delicious meat,certain medicinal value,strong disease resistance,easy breeding and transportation.In recent years,the demand of Spinibarbus caldwelli in the domestic market has been increasing,and the market prospect was broad,but there were some problems,such as unclear feed formula,low hatching rate of fertilized eggs and low survival rate of seedlings,etc.,which restricted the large-scale breeding of Spinibarbus caldwelli.The biological characteristics of Spinibarbus caldwelli were introduced in this paper,including its morphological characters,living habits and feeding distance habits.Then,the research progress in reproductive biology(including natural reproduction,gonadal differentiation,embryonic development,artificial reproduction,secondary reproduction and interspecific hybridization)and nutriology were reviewed in order to provide reference for the cultivation of new strains(species)of Spinibarbus caldwelli,the popularization of large-scale breeding and the development of its special compound feed.