DNA barcoding technology is a tool for rapid and accurate species identification using short orthologous DNA sequence. In this study, both traditional morphology and DNA barcoding technology was used to accurately identify ichthyoplankton species in the Changjiang River Estuary and its adjacent waters. Morphological description was carried out at the same time. The results showed that in spring and summer of 2016 and summer of 2017, 55 species of ichthyoplankton were obtained, belonging to 9 orders and 19 families. Among them, there were 35 species of Perciformes at most. The seasonal variation of ichthyoplankton in fish group was not obvious, while there was significant seasonal variation in species. Only Coilia mystus, Engraulis japonius and Larimichthys polyactis appeared both in spring and summer. It was the first time to describe the morphological characteristics of Harpadon nehereus larva and juvenile. In addition, the quantifiable characters, fin development and melanin distribution of larvae and juvenile of Harpadon nehereus, Chelon affinis, Eleutheronema tetradactylum, Sillago japonica and Paraplagusia japonica, were described and drew. The research could provide a scientific basis for the study of fish nursery in estuaries, and also provide a new way for the accumulation of taxonomic data in the early stage of fish development.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |