Preface Chapter 1 Ontogenetic development of the digestive functionally in Trachinotus ovatus Chapter 2 Food ingestion,consumption,and selectivity of pompano, Trachinotus ovatus under different rotifer densities Chapter 3 Weaning time regulates the performance of Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 4 Jaw malformation of hatchery reared Trach inotus ovatus larvae Chapter 5 Osteological ontogeny and malformations in Trachinotus ovatus Chapter 6 Temperature affects the growth.survival and skeletal deformity of Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 7 Nutrition enrichment regulates the rearing performance of Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 8 The ontogenic expressions of BMP and IGF genes in Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 9 IGF genes in Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 10 Water temperature induces jaw deformiyndbne morphogenetic proteins(BMPs)gene expression in Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 11 Response of the bone morphogenetic proteins(BMPs) gene in Trachinotus owatus fe Ateia nauplii with different enrichments. Chapter 12 Retinoid X receptor(RXR)gene in golden poan Trackinotus ovatus Chapter 13 Indian hedgehog gene in Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 14 Sox5,Sox8 and Sox9 genes in Track inotus ovatus larvae Chapter 15 Twist gene in Trach inotus ovatus larvae Chapter 16 Intestinal fatty acid binding protein gene in Trafhinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 17 Heart—type fatty acid binding protein gene in Trachinotus ovatus Chapter ler——type fatty acid——binding protein gene in Trachinotus ovatus larvae Chapter 19 Follistatin—related protein gene in Trachinotus owatus larvae