| General |
| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen
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| Status: |
Completed |
| Date: |
12/05/2012
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| Classification Type: |
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| Species: |
Siganus lineatus
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| Suggested Class: |
C |
| Common Name(s): |
Golden-lined Spinefoot
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| Fish/Invert/Culture: |
F
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| Spawn Mode: |
Pelagic
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| Fish Base Link: |
http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-lineatus.html
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| Breeding Success: |
True |
| Success References: |
From - http://www.spc.int/aquaculture/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20:rabbitfish-a-candidate-for-aquaculture-in-teh-pacific&catid=15:articles&Itemid=33
"Hatchery development for a lucrative ‘Picot Rayé’ (S. lineatus) market in New CaledoniaBy Franck Legarrec (Aqualagon)Â
The “picot†is the favourite fish of New Caledonians. It reaches USD 14–18 per kg and its current production (fishing only) is around 50 t per year. Research on picot started in 2003 in collaboration with the Laboratoire d’Etudes des Ressources Vivantes et de l’Environnement Marin (LERVEM) at the University of New Caledonia. In 2004, the project was awarded a prize in a French technological innovation contest run by ANVAR. A pilot-scale hatchery was installed to demonstrate technical feasibility.Â
During the initial phases of the research, broodstock was routinely secured and a good understanding of their maturation was developed. A complete picot life cycle was achieved repeatedly during the initial trials and specific requirements for live phytoplankton and zooplankton during larval rearing were developed. Cage trials proved that picot reached commercial size (300 g) in less than a year.Â
In 2009, a commercial hatchery and commercial farm will be established in southern New Caledonia with a total production capacity of 100 t per year. Aqualagon is expecting to produce 30 t per year from 2010 onwards. Focusing on the local market, Aqualagon is hoping to diversify its production by (i) selling fingerlings to other farmers, (ii) developing the restaurant/wholesaler market for picot, and (iii) possibly exporting. "
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All these Siganus sp. are really being done for foodfish, but they are direct relatives of the Foxfaces (Lo sp.) and thus, are extremely noteworthy. |