Species identification, reproductive biology, and nutritional value of marine shellfish (Meretrix lyrata) in the Bay of Bengal

Md Yeamin Hossain; Minhaz Uddin; Md Ashekur Rahman; Md Kamrul Haque; Tapos Kormoker; Md Abdus Samad; Sumaya Tanjin; Md Ataur Rahman; Most Farida Parvin; Most Shakila Sarmin; Zannatul Mawa; Kazi Ahsan Habib; M Safiur Rahman; Rumana Tasmin; Selina Yeasmin; Yahia Mahmud; Abubakr M Idris; Rahmah N Al-Qthanin; Yiu Fai Tsang

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106222

Species identification, reproductive biology, and nutritional value of marine shellfish (Meretrix lyrata) in the Bay of Bengal

Mar Environ Res. 2023 Nov:192:106222. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106222. Epub 2023 Oct 11.

Authors

Md Yeamin Hossain¹, Minhaz Uddin², Md Ashekur Rahman³, Md Kamrul Haque⁴, Tapos Kormoker⁵, Md Abdus Samad⁶, Sumaya Tanjin³, Md Ataur Rahman³, Most Farida Parvin⁷, Most Shakila Sarmin³, Zannatul Mawa³, Kazi Ahsan Habib⁸, M Safiur Rahman⁹, Rumana Tasmin¹⁰, Selina Yeasmin¹¹, Yahia Mahmud¹¹, Abubakr M Idris¹², Rahmah N Al-Qthanin¹³, Yiu Fai Tsang⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh. Electronic address: yeamin.fish@ru.ac.bd.
² Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh. Electronic address: minhazuddin247@gmail.com.
³ Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.
⁴ Institute of Bangabandhu War of Liberation Bangladesh Studies, National University, Dhaka, 1209, Bangladesh.
⁵ Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, New Territories 999077, Hong Kong.
⁶ Department of Fisheries and Marine Bioscience, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore-7408, Bangladesh.
⁷ Institute of Environmental Science (IES), University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
⁸ Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
⁹ Water Quality Research Laboratory, Atomic Energy Centre, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Shahbag, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
¹⁰ Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences, Jagannath University, Dhaka- 1100, Bangladesh.
¹¹ Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI), Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh.
¹² Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 9004, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: dramidris@gmail.com.
¹³ Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Center for Environment and Tourism Studies and Research, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 37852122
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106222

Abstract

Meretrix lyrata which is under the family of Veneridae and under the order of Venerida, is a nutritionally and economically important edible mussel in Bangladesh. However, studies on species identification and nutritional value in M. lyrata are scarce. Therefore, a detailed investigation was conducted on (i) species identification of the common edible mussel through DNA-barcoding and morphometrics, (ii) reproductive features, such as size at sexual maturity, spawning, and peak-spawning seasons under different environmental factors, and (iii) nutritional status through proximate analysis of M. lyrata mussel collected from the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. The results indicated that the size at sexual maturity for M. lyrata was 4.2 cm and the spawning seasons were significantly affected by the dissolve oxygen and salinity. The study also demonstrated that the spawning of M. lyrata occurred from January to June and December while peak spawning season was May in the Bay of Bengal. The higher protein and moisture contents with lower fat in M. lyrata indicated that are value-added seafood with higher nutritional values for consumers.

Keywords: Bay of Bengal; Edible mussel; Gonads; Mussels; Proximate composition; Spawning season.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bays*
Biology
Bivalvia*
Nutritive Value
Reproduction
Seafood
Seasons
Shellfish