A review of the reproductive biology of mormyroid fishes: An emerging model for biomedical research,Journal of Experimental Zoology-B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

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A review of the reproductive biology of mormyroid fishes: An emerging model for biomedical research
Journal of Experimental Zoology-B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution ( IF 1.8 ) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 , DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23242
Alyssa N Saunders _{1,

2} , Jason R Gallant _{1,

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Affiliation

Mormyroidea is a superfamily of weakly electric African fishes with great potential as a model in a variety of biomedical research areas including systems neuroscience, muscle cell and craniofacial development, ion channel biophysics, and flagellar/ciliary biology. However, they are currently difficult to breed in the laboratory setting, which is essential for any tractable model organism. As such, there is a need to better understand the reproductive biology of mormyroids to breed them more reliably in the laboratory to effectively use them as a biomedical research model. This review seeks to (1) briefly highlight the biomedically relevant phenotypes of mormyroids and (2) compile information about mormyroid reproduction including sex differences, breeding season, sexual maturity, gonads, gametes, and courtship/spawning behaviors. We also highlight areas of mormyroid reproductive biology that are currently unexplored and/or have the potential for further investigation that may provide insights into more successful mormyroid laboratory breeding methods.

中文翻译：

类斑鱼生殖生物学综述：生物医学研究的新兴模型

Mormyroidea 是非洲弱电鱼类的一个超家族，在系统神经科学、肌肉细胞和颅面发育、离子通道生物物理学以及鞭毛/纤毛生物学等多种生物医学研究领域具有作为模型的巨大潜力。然而，它们目前很难在实验室环境中繁殖，这对于任何易处理的模式生物都是至关重要的。因此，需要更好地了解类鲸的生殖生物学，以便在实验室中更可靠地培育它们，从而有效地将它们用作生物医学研究模型。本综述旨在（1）简要强调类鲸鱼的生物医学相关表型，以及（2）汇编有关类鲸鱼繁殖的信息，包括性别差异、繁殖季节、性成熟、性腺、配子和求偶/产卵行为。我们还重点介绍了目前尚未探索和/或有可能进一步研究的类鱼繁殖生物学领域，这些领域可能会为更成功的类鱼实验室育种方法提供见解。

更新日期：2024-02-20

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