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Critical Factors in the Transport of Live Freshwater Fish: III The Use of Anaesthetics as Tranquillizers
Author(s) -
Taylor A. L.,
Solomonf D. J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1979.tb00271.x
Subject(s) - benzocaine , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , alcohol , toxicology , biochemistry , immunology
The efficacy of several fish tranquillizers is discussed, and details of their use described. Tertiary amyl alcohol and benzocaine are recommended as having the advantages of most of the other chemicals and are they the cheapest to use.