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Influences of Sex and Age on the Hematological Profile of the Jundiá (Silver Catfish) Rhamdia quelen
Author(s) -
Nascimento Nivaldo Ferreira,
Nakaghi Laura Satiko Okada,
Hilbig Cleonice Cristina,
Ventura Arlene Sobrinho,
Azevedo Ana Carolina Barni,
Dean Andressa Fierli,
Bombardelli Robie Allan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1080/08997659.2016.1173603
Subject(s) - catfish , biology , hematocrit , fish <actinopterygii> , hemoglobin , physiology , zoology , fishery , endocrinology , biochemistry
In this study, sex and age influenced the hematological profiles of Jundiá (Silver Catfish) Rhamdia quelen . Females showed lower levels of hemoglobin, young fish increased lymphocyte counts, and older fish increased hematocrit values. These results indicate that, depending on age and sex, the fish have disparate hematological profiles. For this reason, it is important to consider the sex and age of an R. quelen when examining the impact of environmental and management factors on this species in terms of their hematological profiles. Received May 24, 2015; accepted March 24, 2016 Published online August 2, 2016