The development of the reproductive organs of the hybrid grouper cantik (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus x E. polyphekadion)

Abstract

Observation of the reproductive organs of the hybrid grouper cantik was carried out. Cantik grouper is the result of cross-breeding between female tiger grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus and male camouflage grouper E. polyphekadion. This study aimed to determine the development of the reproductive organs of cantik grouper. The observed test fishes were 3 fishes of Cantik grouper with a total length of 42 - 49 cm and a bodyweight of 1.45 - 2.26 kg. The parameters observed were the concentarion of estradiol and testosterone in the blood using the ELISA kit, gonad development, and histological maturity level of the gonads. The results showed that the hormone testosterone found in the sample cantik no 1 was 9353 pg/ml, while the hormone estradiol was found in all samples of beautiful grouper in the range of 291 - 1133 pg/ml. From the dissected fish, the gonads had developed and weighed 3.12 - 56.01 g and one sample had a fecundity of 265,800 eggs with an egg diameter of 360-520 micron. Gonadal histology shows oosit development at maturity levels I, II, and IV. This indicates that the crossbreeding between female tiger grouper and male camouflage grouper produces hybrid grouper cantik that are fertile, which is shown by their reproductive organs to have developed well.