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Seasonal changes in serum glucose and condition of the plaice, Pleuronectes platessa L.
Author(s) -
White A.,
Fletcher T. C.
Publication year - 1985
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.1095-8649.1985.tb04316.x
Subject(s) - pleuronectes , biology , gonadosomatic index , zoology , fishery , significant difference , endocrinology , medicine , fish <actinopterygii> , population , fecundity , demography , sociology
Monthly sampling of plaice caught off the north‐east coast of Scotland between February 1983 and May 1984 revealed a seasonal increase in condition factor, hepatosomatic index and serum glucose, which appeared to be related to the period of active feeding. The spleen indices followed a similar seasonal increase, although this was not statistically significant, while the kidney indices showed little change over the 16 months. The peak for the gonadosomatic index was in February/March 1984, but among these plaice (aged 4–5 years) there were still large numbers of immature males and females and there was no increase in 1983. Apart from the hepatosomatic index for January 1984, there was no significant difference between male and female plaice.