The effect of salinity on robalo-peva egg incubation - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i1.1363

The robalo-peva is an estuarine-dependent species that has great potential for aquaculture. Thus, it is very important to determine the effect of salinity on its early life history. The present study evaluated the influence of different salinity levels 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 on egg hatching and quali...

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Autores: Araújo, Jaqueline de, Cerqueira, Vinicius Ronzani
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repositorio:Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/1363
Acceso en línea:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/1363
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:salinidade
ovos
incubação
Centropomus parallelus
robalo-peva
2.01.00.00-0 Biologia Geral
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Sumario:The robalo-peva is an estuarine-dependent species that has great potential for aquaculture. Thus, it is very important to determine the effect of salinity on its early life history. The present study evaluated the influence of different salinity levels 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 on egg hatching and quality of larvae. Experimental units were beakers with 800 mL of water at 26ºC of temperature. Parameters used in statistical analysis were rates of hatching and of deformed larvae by means of the χ2 non-parametric test (α=0.05). There was a significant dependence between salinity and the evaluated parameters. The best results in hatching rate were obtained at 35 and 30, probably due to the positive effect on eggs flotation. Deformed larvae were observed (18 to 43%) in all salinity levels. Taking into account both parameters, hatching and deformed larvae, the range 30 to 35 could be recommended as the most appropriate for incubation of robalo-peva eggs