Recent Advances in Crayfish
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Aquatic Invertebrates".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2026 | Viewed by 82
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gut microbiota; crayfish nutrition; aquaculture; oxidative stress; nutritional physiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crayfish represent one of the most valuable and globally cultivated freshwater crustaceans, with significant economic, ecological, and nutritional importance. Despite their prominence, the sustainable expansion of crayfish aquaculture faces multifaceted challenges, including optimizing nutrition and feed efficiency, enhancing disease resistance, improving reproductive performance, and minimizing environmental impact. This Special Issue, "Recent Advances in Crayfish", aims to compile high-quality original research and comprehensive reviews that address these critical areas. We welcome submissions exploring innovative aspects of crayfish biology and aquaculture, including, but not limited to, nutritional physiology and feed development, immunological responses and health management, genetic improvement and reproduction, welfare and behavior, aquaculture system engineering, and environmental sustainability. By disseminating the latest scientific insights and technological innovations, this collection seeks to contribute to the development of more efficient, resilient, and eco-friendly practices for the future of crayfish production. This theme will cover a wider range of research areas, including
- Nutrition and feed development;
- Physiology and metabolic regulation;
- Health management and disease control;
- Reproduction and genetic breeding;
- Aquaculture systems and environmental sustainability;
- Product quality and food safety.
Prof. Dr. Aimin Wang
Dr. Chunnuan Zhang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fishes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- crayfish
- nutrition
- physiology
- health management
- disease
- reproduction
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