About the Authors

Seinen Chow

chow@affrc.go.jp

Affiliation National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Yoshikazu Kajigaya

Affiliation Yokosuka Laboratory, National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Hiroaki Kurogi

Affiliation Yokosuka Laboratory, National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Kentaro Niwa

Affiliation Yokosuka Laboratory, National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Takuro Shibuno

Affiliation Yokosuka Laboratory, National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Atsushi Nanami

Affiliation Ishigaki Laboratory, Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan

Setuo Kiyomoto

Affiliation Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SC. Performed the experiments: SC YK HK KN TS AN SK. Analyzed the data: SC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SC KN. Wrote the paper: SC HK SK.