Table 2 Reproductive performances in terms of clusters, eggs and paralarvae of O. vulgaris females fed with fish (FG, Fish group) and crustacean (CG, Crustacean group).

From: Evaluation of reproductive performances of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) reared in water recirculation systems and fed different diets

Group

Female

Clusters

Eggs

Paralarvae

Number

Length

Number

Number

Hatching

Survival

Total

Kg B.W.

Medium (cm)

Total (cm)

Total

1 cm

Kg B.W.

Total

Kg B.W.

%

3 DPH

FG

F1

24

11.3

8.26 ± 2.41

198

21,811 ± 25

110.2 ± 2.9

10,285

21,616 ± 105

10,193

99.1

98.2 ± 0.1

F2

125

40.1

8.05 ± 2.11

1,006

84,123 ± 36

83.6 ± 2.4

27,017

80,124 ± 1,058

25,733

95.2

98.3 ± 0.3

F3

142

36.0

8.11 ± 2.23

1,152

100,793 ± 48

87.5 ± 3.1

25,511

92,258 ± 1,237

23,351

91.6

98 ± 0.3

F4

110

36.8

8.06 ± 2.17

887

76,574 ± 53

86.3 ± 1.8

25,624

70,642 ± 1,028

23,639

92.2

98.1 ± 0.2

Mean

100.3 ± 52.5b

31.1 ± 13.3b

8.1 ± 2.2a

810.8 ± 422.6b

70,825 ± 41b

92.0 ± 2.6b

22,109 ± 7912b

66,160 ± 857b

20,729 ± 7104b

94.5 ± 3.4b

98.2 ± 0.2

CG

C1

381

84.3

7.32 ± 1.97

2,789

604,376 ± 65

216.7 ± 5.3

133,691

601,584 ± 1524

133,073

99.5

98.4 ± 0.3

C2

241

69.4

6.64 ± 1.91

1,600

377,027 ± 32

235.6 ± 4.3

108,584

373,610 ± 987

107,600

99.1

98.5 ± 0.4

C3

315

81.6

6.74 ± 1.87

2,123

409,236 ± 47

192.8 ± 3.2

105,924

407,113 ± 876

105,374

99.5

98.2 ± 0.3

C4

291

76.9

7.34 ± 1.85

2,136

437,369 ± 39

204.8 ± 3.7

115,514

430,748 ± 1,147

113,765

98.5

98.3 ± 0.2

Mean

307 ± 58.2a

78.1 ± 6.5a

7.0 ± 1.9b

2,162 ± 486.9a

457,002 ± 46a

212.5 ± 4.1a

115,928 ± 12,513a

453,263 ± 1134a

114,953 ± 12,591a

99.2 ± 0.5a

98.4 ± 0.3

  1. Different letters (a,b) on the same column show significant differences (P < 0.05) between Crustacean and Fish Group.