Table 3.
Outcome of whitespotted bamboo sharks Chiloscyllium plagiosum artificial insemination trials.
| Female ID | Male ID-ejaculate ID | Egg cases laid | Fertility duration (days) | Days fertile | Hatchlings | Fertility (%) | Hatchability (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI | P | |||||||
| 854 | 320-E1 | 43 | 107 | 14–121 | 9 | 1 | 26.8% | 22.0% |
| 101 | 381-E2 | 30 | 103 | 8–111 | 15 | – | 56.7% | 50.0% |
| 283 | 381-E4 | 32 | 101 | 15–116 | 18 | 0 | 66.7% | 60.0% |
| 268 | 381-E5 | 36 | 97 | 6–103 | 14 | 0 | 58.3% | 38.9% |
| 793 | 395-E1^ | 27 | 69 | 10–79 | 12 | 0 | 52.2% | 52.2% |
| 036 | 320-E3 | 34 | 51 | 12–63 | 11 | 0 | 37.5% | 34.4% |
| 581 | 381-E1 | 32 | 55 | 8–63 | 3 | 0 | 12.9% | 9.7% |
| 512 | 381-E3 | 12 | 49 | 11–60 | 3 | 0 | 27.3% | 27.3% |
| 034 | 381-E3 | 19 | 44 | 16–60 | 5 | 0 | 26.3% | 26.3% |
| 370 | 2969-E1* | 18 | 30 | 19–49 | 2 | 0 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 785 | 381-E4 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 376 | 381-E1 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 307 | 320-E1 | 39 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7.7% | 2.6% |
| 626 | 395-E1^ | 19 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 583 | 395-E1^ | 22 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 063 | 381-E2 | 16 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 775 | 381-E3 | 16 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 551 | 381-E5 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 065 | 320-E2 | 26 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 095 | 320-E2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Hatchlings: developed from sexual fertilization (AI) or parthenogenetically (P) after artificial insemination. *Indicates semen shipped overnight from Adventure Aquarium, NJ, to Aquarium of the Pacific, CA, for artificial insemination. ^ Indicates semen shipped overnight from The Florida Aquarium, FL, to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, TN, for artificial insemination. Bold fertility and hatchability percentages indicate females where artificial insemination was confirmed bilaterally successful.