Abstract

 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FB%3AAQUI.0000042133.69455.95

Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) is a panoceanic, antitropical distributed species. Despite the high market price, high growth rate, good quality flesh and the potential for aquaculture, research data are scarce.

Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) is a panoceanic, antitropical distributed species. Despite the high market price, high growth rate, good quality flesh and the potential for aquaculture, research data are scarce. In this study, the growth performance and food intake was investigated in juvenile fish, while gametogenesis was studied in adult fish. Three groups were created from 19 individuals, which were collected during neustonic sampling, using fish aggregating devices, in association with floating objects and during tuna fishing with drift nets from Greece (Crete), Italy (Ionian Sea) and the Atlantic coast of France from September 1999 to March 2001. All individuals (initial weight between 0.5 g and 4.5 kg) were reared in aquaculture facilities so as to monitor growth performance and food intake.