Culturing and FeedingNutritional QualityThe
nutritional quality of copepods is generally accepted to be very good for
marine fish larvae, and believed to be of a higher quality than the commonly
used live food Artemia. In general copepods have a high protein content
(44-52%) and a good amino acid profile, with the exception of methionine and
histidine (Table 5.4.).The fatty acid
composi…
Life CycleThe Copepoda are the largest class of crustaceans forming an
important link between phytoplankton and higher trophic levels in most aquatic
ecosystems. Most adult copepods have a length between 1 and 5 mm. The body of
most copepods is cylindriconical in shape, with a wider anterior part. The
trunk consists of two distinct parts, the cephalothorax (the head being fused
with the…
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