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EFFECTS OF SALINITY ON PREFERRED AND LETHAL TEMPERATURES OF THE MOZAMBIQUE TILAPIA, OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS (PETERS) 1
Author(s) -
Stauffer Jay R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1986.tb01876.x
Subject(s) - oreochromis mossambicus , salinity , tilapia , acclimatization , oreochromis , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , zoology , environmental science , ecology
The final preferred temperature of Oreochromis mossambicus acclimated to freshwater was 32.2 C, which was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lower than final preferred temperatures of fish acclimated at 15 o/oo and 30 o/oo salinity. The thermal tolerance zone of Oreochromis mossambicug ranged between 15–37 C and was not affected by acclimation to different salinity levels.