PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a breed discrimination device and a breed discrimination method capable of discriminating the breed of fry of eel highly accurately in a short time, while maintaining its survival state.SOLUTION: In a breed discrimination device including imaging means 2 for imaging fry A of eel stored in a transparent case 1, and a computer 3 for discriminating the breed of the fry of the eel on the basis of an image imaged by the imaging means 2, the fry A of the eel is put into a state of apparent death by cooling it to an activity suspension temperature, and then imaged by the imaging means 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】ウナギの稚魚の品種を高精度及び短時間で且つ生存状態を維持しつつ判別することができる品種判別装置及び品種判別方法を提供する。【解決手段】透明なケース1内に収容されたウナギの稚魚Aを撮像する撮像手段2と、撮像手段2で撮像した画像に基づいてウナギの稚魚の品種を判別するコンピュータ3とを具備した品種判別装置であって、ウナギの稚魚Aを活動停止温度まで冷却して仮死状態とした後、撮像手段3で撮像するものである。【選択図】図1
