Astaxanthin is a high value keto‐carotenoid pigment renowned for its commercial
application in various industries comprising aquaculture, food, cosmetic, nutraceutical and …

A wide range of raw materials are now used routinely in aquaculture feeds throughout the
world, primarily to supply protein and energy in the form of lipid from edible oils. Protein …

Morphological skin colour change in fish is often referred to in the sole context of
background adaptation. It is becoming increasingly apparent that it is a broad phenomenon …

Skin pigmentation pattern is a species-specific characteristic that depends on the number
and the spatial combination of several types of chromatophores. This feature can change …

Whereas wild specimens exhibit a red pink silver colour, under captivity red porgy (Pagrus
pagrus) skin turns dark grey, being directly associated with lower acceptance by the …

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing global industry, comprising cultivation of various freshwater
and marine species of finfish, shellfish, mollusks and ornamental fish. By the year 2020, as …

This study presents data on the effect of carotenoid sources on skin coloration of red porgy
(Pagrus pagrus). Three experiments were conducted: in the first, fish were fed an …

To examine the effect of turmeric extract (TE) on the growth, feed and nutrient utilization,
coloration, hematology, and expression of immunity genes in goldfish (Carassius auratus), a …

A 9-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary astaxanthin and
xanthophylls on the growth and skin coloration of large yellow croaker Larimichthys croceus …

Light is necessary for many fish species to develop and grow normally since most fishes are
visual feeders. However, too intense light may be stressful or even lethal. Thus, this study …