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Role of puberty in the migration initiation mechanism of the Japanese eel

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K15900
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 40030:Aquatic bioproduction science-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Hagihara Seishi  東京大学, 大気海洋研究所, 特任講師 (80704501)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywordsウナギ / 銀化 / 産卵回遊 / 降海回遊 / 性成熟 / 春機発動 / 意思決定機構 / 個体差 / 回遊 / 季節性
Outline of Research at the Start

必要な体サイズ以上に成長したウナギは、秋に銀化して産卵回遊を開始する。回遊を開始する全長と年齢は個体差が大きく、どんな生態学的条件を満たした個体が、どのような生理学的プロセスを経て、回遊開始するかは明らかでない。
本研究課題では、銀化と回遊開始に先立って起こる春機発動に着目し、まず (1) 春機発動の生理生態学的特徴を調べる。次に、 (2) 飼育実験により春機発動と銀化・回遊の対応関係を明確にする。さらに、(3) 春機発動を誘導する環境刺激とその生理学的機序を明らかにする。これにより、ウナギの春機発動が回遊開始メカニズムに果たす役割を解明する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the reproductive physiological characteristics of pre-silver and non-pre-silver eels in summer through rearing experiments in a large outdoor experimental pond that simulates the natural environment. The results revealed that eels, which begin silvering and migrating in the fall, began puberty already in early summer.
Then, wild female eels were collected and analyzed in summer. Pre-silver eels showed higher body condition and significantly higher lipid content in the muscle than non-pre-silver eels. Ovarian histology revealed that pre-silver eels accumulated oil droplets in the oocytes to promote oogenesis. In addition, blood 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) levels in pre-silver eels were significantly higher than in non-pre-silver eels.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

回遊を開始する体サイズと年齢は個体変異に富み、どんな生態学的条件を満たした個体が、どのような生理学的プロセスを経て、春機発動・銀化・回遊開始に至るかは明らかでない。これを解明すれば、ウナギの生殖生理と回遊現象の理解を大きく深めることができる。
本研究の結果から、秋に銀化して回遊開始するウナギは、少なくとも初夏の時点で春機発動が生じている個体と考えられた。これは、銀化などの回遊関連の形態的・生理的変化は水温が低下する秋に生じるという従来の常識を覆すものである。
春機発動と銀化の生理生態学的機構が明らかになれば、人為催熟技術の改善に資する有用な知見にもなり得る。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Invited: 4 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Northernmost record of the bicolor eel <i>Anguilla bicolor</i> from mainland Kyushu, and notes on previous occurrences in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Hagihara Seishi
    • Journal Title

      La mer

      Volume: 60 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.32211/lamer.60.1-2_1

    • ISSN
      0503-1540, 2434-2882
    • Year and Date
      2022-07-25
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Morphological and gonadal histological characteristics of the silver‐phase male Indo‐Pacific eel Anguilla marmorata2022

    • Author(s)
      Hagihara Seishi、Wakiya Ryoshiro、Maeda Tatsuhiko、Kimura Shingo
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fish Biology

      Volume: 101 Issue: 3 Pages: 749-752

    • DOI

      10.1111/jfb.15139

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Northernmost record of the bicolor eel Anguilla bicolor from mainland Kyushu, and a note on previous occurrences in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Hagihara S
    • Journal Title

      La mer

      Volume: in press

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Morphological and gonadal histological characteristics of silver-phase male Indo-Pacific eel Anguilla marmorata2022

    • Author(s)
      Hagihara S, Wakiya R, Maeda T, Kimura S
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fish Biology

      Volume: in press

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Morphological and molecular gonadal sex differentiation in wild Japanese eel Anguilla japonica2022

    • Author(s)
      Horiuchi M, Hagihara S, Kume M, Chushi D, Hasegawa Y, Itakura H, Yamashita Y, Adachi S, Ijiri S
    • Journal Title

      Cells

      Volume: 11 Issue: 9 Pages: 1554-1554

    • DOI

      10.3390/cells11091554

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Morphological, ecological and physiological characteristics of downstream migrating and non-migrating Pacific bicolor eels Anguilla bicolor pacifica2020

    • Author(s)
      Hagihara S, Aoyama J, Limbong D, Tsukamoto K
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fish Biology

      Volume: 97 Issue: 6 Pages: 1842-1845

    • DOI

      10.1111/jfb.14528

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Reproductive physiological characteristics of tropical Celebes eels Anguilla celebesensis in relation to downstream migration and ovarian development2020

    • Author(s)
      Hagihara S., Aoyama J., Sudo R., Limbong D., Ijiri S., Adachi S., Tsukamoto K.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fish Biology

      Volume: 96 Issue: 3 Pages: 558-569

    • DOI

      10.1111/jfb.14231

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ウナギの銀化と降海回遊2022

    • Author(s)
      萩原聖士
    • Organizer
      東アジア鰻学会 公開シンポジウム うな丼の未来9 ~川のウナギの生物学~
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] ウナギ属魚類の定住性検証のための野外実験2022

    • Author(s)
      前田達彦, 竹内宏太, 脇谷量子郎, 萩原聖士, 木村伸吾
    • Organizer
      令和4年度 日本水産学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 河川におけるウナギ属魚類の定住性と回帰性2022

    • Author(s)
      前田達彦, 竹内宏太, 脇谷量子郎, 萩原聖士, 木村伸吾
    • Organizer
      東アジア鰻学会 第5回研究発表会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 初夏までに春機発動したウナギが秋に銀化する2021

    • Author(s)
      萩原聖士, 板倉光, 長谷川祐也, 井尻成保, 足立伸次, 塚本勝巳
    • Organizer
      東アジア鰻学会 第4回研究発表会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ウナギの春機発動・銀化・降海回遊2021

    • Author(s)
      萩原聖士
    • Organizer
      第1回ウナギ学の現状 (研究会)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 熱帯ウナギの降海回遊生態と、若手研究者の育児生態 (若手の会講演会)2019

    • Author(s)
      萩原聖士
    • Organizer
      令和元年度日本水産学会北海道支部大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] ウナギの性成熟2019

    • Author(s)
      萩原聖士
    • Organizer
      大森淡水グループ第40回鰻供養祭記念シンポジウム「宮崎発ウナギ研究最前線 ”ウナギの今”」
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] ウナギの科学 (分担執筆, 担当:3.13. 銀化変態)2019

    • Author(s)
      萩原聖士
    • Total Pages
      5
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • ISBN
      9784254485028
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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