Volume 87 · Number 1 · January 2021 ISSN 0919-9268
Masahiro Sakai, Jun-ichi Hikima, Tomoya Kono … 1
The mysterious feeding ecology of leptocephali: a unique strategy of consuming marine snow materialsKatsumi Tsukamoto, Michael J. Miller … 11
Guoqiang Xu, Wenbin Zhu, Liuxiong Xu … 31
Biology The influence of sex and season on some hematological and biochemical parameters of snow trout Schizothorax labiatus in the Indian Himalayan RegionKousar Jan, Imtiaz Ahmed … 39
Multiple cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript genes in yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata: cloning, tissue distribution in the brain, and response to fasting and fish meal soluble fractionHaruhisa Fukada, Koji Murashita, Ayaka Senzui, Toshiro Masumoto … 55
Touch-sensitive bristles on the carapace of the mud crab Scylla paramamosain may be receptors for courtship signalsGunzo Kawamura, Teodora Uy Bagarinao, Chi Keong Loke, Hsein-Loong Au, Annita Seok Kian Yong, Leong-Seng Lim … 65
Novel technique for definite blastomere inhibition and distribution of maternal RNA in sterlet Acipenser ruthenus embryoMujahid Ali Shah, Taiju Saito, Radek Šindelka, Viktoriia Iegorova, Marek Rodina, Abdul Rasheed Baloch, Roman Franěk, Tomáš Tichopád, Martin Pšenička … 71
Cortisol induces masculinization of XX medaka through gonadal soma-derived growth factor (GSDF) and anti-Müllerian hormone receptor type 2 (AMHR2)Seiji Hara, Rie Sawamura, Takeshi Kitano … 85
Suppression of male reproductive activity by estradiol in goldfish: appearance of infertile males that perform active spawning behaviorMakito Kobayashi, Mai Kijima, Yuiko Matsuzuka, Youichi Hayakawa, Eri Iwata, Takeji Kimura … 93
Establishment of a tracing technique for transplanted bluefin tuna germ cells in recipient's gonads using monoclonal antibodies specifically recognizing bluefin tuna spermatogenic cellsRyosuke Yazawa, Tsubasa Kubokawa, Kensuke Ichida, Wataru Kawamura, Reoto Tani, Shigeharu Kamio, Tetsuro Morita, Goro Yoshizaki … 105
Aquaculture An evaluation of the growth-promoting effects of green light on spotted halibut for its practical application in aquacultureDaisuke Shimizu, Kanta Mizusawa, Tomoki Maeda, Daigo Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Takahashi … 113
Environment The influence and impact of tsunamis on the microorganism assembly of Nagatsura-Ura Lagoon, Miyagi, northeastern JapanYutaka Okumura, Hiromi Matsuoka, Hisayuki Arakawa, Fuyuki Tokanai, Atsushi Suzuki, Toshiaki Irizuki, Hiroto Kajita, Motoyuki Hara … 121
Interannual variability of larval fi sh assemblages associated with water masses in winter in the Taiwan Strait during 2007–2013Yu-Kai Chen, Chia-Yi Pan, Yi-Chen Wang, Hsiu-Ju Tseng, Bo-Kun Su, Ming-An Lee … 131
Chemistry and Biochemistry Hemolytic compound 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-hexadecan-1,19-disulfate found in the invasive European sea squirt Ascidiella aspersaHiroshi Nagai, Shuya Shibahara, Ryoji Matsushima, Hajime Uchida, Makoto Kanamori, Yasuyuki Nogata, Michiya Kamio … 145
Development of biosensor for measuring oxidative stress of fishHaiyun Wu, Madoka Ogata, Hitoshi Ohnuki, Hideaki Endo … 151
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