Cephalopods are fast-growing animals, active swimmers and top predators, which require
substantial amounts of food. As such, they show high metabolic rates dependent on a …

In this work, we study the variations in concentration (mg 100 g− 1 dry weight) and total
content (mg individual− 1) of different lipid classes in muscle and the digestive gland of O …

The amino acid composition and protein levels of three species of cephalopods (Octopus
vulgaris, Loligo gahi and Todarodes sagittatus), the natural diets of common octopus (O …

This chapter presents an overall perspective on the current status of cephalopod culture, its
bottlenecks and future challenges. It focuses on the species that have received more …

In marine invertebrates, the bioenergetic fuel available for fundamental physiological
processes (growth, reproduction) may present intra-individual variability depending on the …

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) has aroused great interest in recent years as a new
species for aquaculture. However, the inexistence of feeds with an adequate and balanced …

Growth, feed efficiency and proximate and lipid class composition of subadults Octopus
vulgaris (788±133 g; 18.5° C) fed formulated diets of low lipid (LL: 8 g kg− 1) and high lipid …

As the demand for Octopus maya grows, sustainable farming practices become essential to
prevent overexploitation, so that farming can be developed as a sustainable alternative to …

This chapter covers the most important topics related to the common octopus Octopus
vulgaris ongrowing from an experimental and commercial standpoint, citing the most …

Protein and amino acid composition of the mantle of juvenile O ctopus vulgaris (C uvier,
1797) during fasting for 27 days were determined. Average protein content of octopus …