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The Digestive System of Eel Larvae

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The eel culture industry depends on the wild glass eel (postleptocephalus larvae) for seed, but the catch of glass eels is highly variable off the Japanese coast. Therefore, the establishment of production systems for eel larvae is desired.

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  1. National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency, 422-1 Nakatsuhamaura, Nansei, Mie, 516-0193, Japan

    Tadahide Kurokawal

  2. Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Strandpromenaden 5, DK-3000, Helsingor, Denmark

    Benedikte H. Pedersen

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  1. Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, 113-8657, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 1-15-1 Minamidai, 164-8639, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Katsumi Tsukamoto Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Division of Marine Biosciences, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minatomachi, 041-8611, Hakodate, Japan

    Kohei Yamauchi Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Kurokawal, T., Pedersen, B.H. (2003). The Digestive System of Eel Larvae. In: Aida, K., Tsukamoto, K., Yamauchi, K. (eds) Eel Biology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65907-5_30

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