Artificial hybrid between Anguilla anguilla and A. japonica |
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| Authors: | A. Okamura,H. Zhang&dagger ,T. Utoh,A. Akazawa,Y. Yamada,N. Horie,N. Mikawa,S. Tanaka, H. P. Oka |
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| Affiliation: | IRAGO Institute Co. Ltd., Atsumi, Aichi 441‐3605, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Interspecific hybrids were obtained by artificial insemination between male European eels Anguilla anguilla and female Japanese eels Anguilla japonica . The hybrid larvae developed normally and survived up to 30 days post‐hatching similarly to normal A. japonica larvae. |
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| Keywords: | alien species Anguilla anguilla Anguilla japonica aquaculture freshwater eel interbreeding |
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