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The growth of juvenile flounders ( Platichthys flesus L.) at salinities of 0, 5, 15 and 35%%
Author(s) -
Gutt J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1985.tb00406.x
Subject(s) - platichthys , biology , juvenile , zoology , fishery , flounder , ecology , fish <actinopterygii>
Summary Growth and food intake of juvenile flounders from the Kiel Bight were measured experimentally at different salinities (0, 5, 15 and 35 %). The growth at the middle levels (5 and 15 %) was faster then at 0 and 35 %. The reason for lower rates of increase in the freshwater group is the lower food intake. In the 35 % group the slower growth is caused by the worse food conversion. The variance of the individual growth rates in the 15 % salinity group remains far below the values of all other groups.