Optimising lipid nutrition in first-feeding flatfish larvae

Although global production of flatfish has increased in recent years, both in terms of numbers of fish and diversification into new species, problems still remain with low survival rates and difficulties with metamorphosis. This short review highlights some advances made in optimising lipid nutrition in an attempt to overcome some of these problems. Copepod nauplii are the best live prey for first-feeding flatfish larvae. Rotifers can provide a...