Abstract The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) is an ancient freshwater fish species from the Osteoglossidae family. It is a territorial and mouth-brooding fish, which inhabits slow-moving rivers and lakes within forests in Southeast Asia. It produces a small number (20–90 eggs/spawning) but very big eggs (diameter: ∼2 cm). It is highly endangered and has been listed under appendix I of CITES since 1975. Captive breeding of the Asian arowana was first successfully carried out in 1981. Its aquaculture began in 1989. Recently, the arowana aquaculture sector generated annual revenue over UDS 200 million globally. The sustainable and profitable aquaculture of a species depends on suitable knowledge of its biology. In this review, the information on the Asian arowana’s evolution, distribution, reproduction, genetics, genomics, growth, diseases and aquaculture was consolidated. Some research areas to fill in the knowledge gaps of its biology and aquaculture to facilitate its aquaculture and conservation were highlighted.

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濒危亚洲龙鱼生物学和水产养殖的最新知识

摘要 亚洲龙鱼 (Scleropages formosus) 是一种古老的淡水鱼，属于 Osteoglossidae 科。它是一种领地和口腹式鱼类，栖息在东南亚森林中缓慢移动的河流和湖泊中。它产生少量（20-90 个卵/产卵）但非常大的卵（直径：~2 厘米）。高度濒危，自1975年起被列入CITES附录I。1981年首次成功圈养亚洲龙鱼。1989年开始养殖。最近，全球龙鱼养殖业年收入超过2亿美元. 一个物种的可持续和有利可图的水产养殖取决于对其生物学的适当了解。在这篇综述中，关于亚洲龙鱼的进化、分布、繁殖、遗传学、基因组学、生长、疾病和水产养殖得到巩固。强调了一些研究领域，以填补其生物学和水产养殖的知识空白，以促进其水产养殖和保护。