Spotted scat ( Scatophagus argus ) is an important mariculture fish that of great economic significance in East and Southeast Asia. To date, there are no studies on ovary development regulation S. . Herein, the transcriptome profiles at different stages were constructed, genes pathways potentially involved secondary follicle growth identified. A total 25,426 detected by sequencing mRNAs from li...

Scatophagus argus argus (Green Scat) is a pretty aquarium fish. Its hard spines are venomous and can cause painful injury. In this study 60 specimens of Green Scat were collected periodically from coastal waters of Boushehr (south of Iran) from May 2011 to April 2012. Anatomical features of venomous spines were investigated. Scat venom was extracted from the spines in a new manner for keeping t...

Neuropeptide Y (Npy) is an intricate neuropeptide regulating numerous physiological processes. It a highly conserved peptide known to improve feed intake in many vertebrates, including fishes. To enlighten the mechanism of Npy spotted scat control, we cloned and identified cDNA sequence. We further examined its expression some tissues explored effects at different time frames (hours days). Here...

scatophagus argus argus (green scat)is a pretty aquarium fish. its hard spines are venomous and can cause painful injury. in this study 60 specimens of green scat were collected periodically from coastal waters of boushehr (south of iran) from may 2011 to april 2012. anatomical features of venomous spines were investigated. scat venom was extracted from the spines in a new manner for keeping th...

Dopamine is an important regulator of renal natriuresis and is critical for the adaptation of many animals to changing environmental salinity. However, the molecular mechanisms through which dopamine promotes this adaptation remain poorly understood. We studied the effects of dopamine on renal hypo-osmoregulation in the euryhaline fish Scatophagus argus (S. argus) during abrupt transfer from se...

In order to study the role of the kidney in fish osmoregulation, freshwater acclimatized juvenile spottedscat (Scatophagus argus L.) were subjected to four different salinities and observed for histomorphometricchanges of the kidney at 1, 2, 10 and 15 days post transfer time points. The overall morphological changesdisplayed by fish kidney included significant decrease in the density of collect...

Both the spotted scat Scatophagus argus and rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus belong to the few cultured herbivorous marine teleost, however, their fatty acyl desaturase (Fad) system involved in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis is different. The S. argus has a △6 Fad, while the rabbitfish has △4 and △6/△5 Fads, which were the first report in vertebrate and marine tele...