Estimation of body weight of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) larvae by image analysis
The present study aimed to develop nondestructive methods to accurately follow the growth of fish larvae and post-larvae. European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) aged 71-100 days post fertilization (dpf; 20-419 mg) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) aged 14 dpf (10-25 mg) were used as model species. Several measurements were performed on digital pictures of larvae to model body weight. Using body surface area, contour, length and depth, it was possible to estimate accurately the body weight of young European sea bass and Nile tilapia (r² of 0.98 and 0.95, respectively).
Keyword(s)
Image analysis, Body weight, Surface area, European sea bass, Nile tilapia
de Verdal Hugues, Vandeputte Marc, Pepey Elodie, Vidal Marie-Odile, Ouedraogo C, Canonne Marc, D'Cotta Helena, Baroiller Jean Francois, Baras E, Chatain Beatrice (2014). Estimation of body weight of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) larvae by image analysis. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, Canada, August 17-22, 2014. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00205/31619/
