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A study of some factors affecting rates of oxygen consumption of plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L.
Author(s) -
Jobling M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1982.tb03951.x
Subject(s) - pleuronectes , respirometer , oxygen , biology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , anatomy , respiration , chemistry , organic chemistry
Oxygen uptake by plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L ., was measured using both ‘closed’ and ‘flow‐through’ respirometers. Oxygen consumption was found to be influenced by oxygen concentrations below a critical level of 45–60 mmHg. Rates of oxygen uptake were also affected by fish size, temperature and nutritional status. The problems involved in using values of oxygen consumption, determined in the laboratory, for estimating energy requirements of wild fish are discussed.