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Título: Morphology and histology of the Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) digestive tract.
Autoria: RODRIGUES, A. P. O.
CARGNIN-FERREIRA, E.
Afiliação: ANA PAULA OEDA RODRIGUES, CNPASA; EDUARDO CARGNIN-FERREIRA, INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA, Garopaba-SC.
Ano de publicação: 2017
Referência: International Journal of Morphology, Temuco, v. 35, n. 3, p. 950-957, Sept. 2017.
Conteúdo: The present study describes the morphology and histology of the digestive tract of juvenile pirarucu, which is a Neotropical fish species with great potential for aquaculture in the Amazon region. Three size classes of pirarucu juveniles from commercial fish farms were sampled for histological examination of the oesophagus, stomach, pyloric caeca, intestine and liver. The morphological and histological features of the pirarucu digestive tract are similar to other carnivorous teleosts and enable the species to ingest, store and digest large food items. Acidic and neutral mucins are secreted by the mucosa of the oesophagus, stomach, pyloric caeca and intestine to protect the mucosal epithelium and to lubricate and facilitate food passage along the digestive tract. Complex transverse folds are predominant in the intestinal mucosa and most likely contribute to optimization of the digestion and nutrient absorption processes, thereby offsetting the relatively short length of the intestine. The exocrine pancreas appears diffuse in the liver and mesentery around the pyloric region of the stomach, pyloric caeca and initial part of the intestine. The digestive tract morphology and thickness become increasingly developed with the size of pirarucu.
Thesagro: Peixe de água doce
Nutrição animal
Pirarucu
Aquicultura
NAL Thesaurus: Fish nutrition
Osteoglossiformes
Digestion
Aquaculture
Arapaima gigas
ISSN: 0717-9502
Digital Object Identifier: 10.4067/S0717-95022017000300025
Tipo do material: Artigo de periódico
Acesso: openAccess
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