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    Toxicidade aguda do nitrito em larvas do peixe-rei marinho Odontesthes argentinensis (Teleostei, Atherinopsidae) Acute toxicity of nitrite on larvae of the marine pejerrey Odontesthes argentinensis (Teleostei, Atherinopsidae)

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    Este trabalho visou a determinar o efeito tóxico do nitrito sobre larvas do peixe-rei marinho Odontesthes argentinensis através de testes agudos com 96h de duração. As larvas utilizadas neste experimento foram cultivadas no Laboratório de Maricultura da FURG (Rio Grande - RS). Foi utilizada água do mar filtrada na salinidade 35‰, na temperatura de 23&deg;C, com fotoperíodo de 14 horas de luz e aeração constante. Diariamente, as larvas mortas foram retiradas e, em seguida, 100% do meio experimental foi renovado. Não foi fornecido alimento durante a exposição ao nitrito. As larvas foram expostas a cinco concentrações de nitrito: 50, 150, 250, 350 e 450mg L-1 N-NO2-, mais um controle onde o nitrito não foi adicionado. A CL50-96h (concentração letal para 50% dos organismos após 96 horas) e seu intervalo de confiança (95%) foram de 199,3 (142,0-279,6)mg L-1 N-NO2-. Os resultados deste trabalho sugerem que, assim como outras espécies de peixes marinhos, o O. argentinensis é uma espécie tolerante a altas concentrações de nitrito e é pouco provável que este último seja um problema para o cultivo intensivo desta espécie.<br>This work evaluated the toxicity of nitrite on larvae of the marine pejerrey Odontesthes argentinensis through acute exposure during 96h. Larvae used in this experiment were cultivated in the Laboratory of Mariculture of the University of Rio Grande. During the tests temperature was 23&deg;C, salinity 35‰, and 14 hours of light were provided. Every day dead larvae were removed and the experimental media were completely renewed. Larvae were deprived of food during the test. Concentrations for the acute tests were 50, 150, 250, 350 and 450mg L-1 N-NO2-, plus a control with no nitrite added. Lethal concentration for 50% of the organisms (LC50-96h), and its confidence interval, was 199.3 (142.0-279.6)mg L-1 N-NO2-. The results of the acute tests suggest that, as other species of marine fish larvae, O. argentinensis is tolerant to high concentrations of nitrite, and it is unlikely that it would be a problem for the intensive culture of this species

    Effects of clove oil on the stress response of matrinxã (Brycon cephalus) subjected to transport

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    Fish transport is one of the most stressful procedures in aquaculture facilities. The present work evaluated the stress response of matrinx&atilde; to transportation procedures, and the use of clove oil as an alternative to reduce the stress response to transport in matrinx&atilde; (Brycon cephalus). Clove oil solutions were tested in concentrations of 0, 1, 5 and 10 mg/L during matrinx&atilde; transportation in plastic bags, supplied with water and oxygen as the usual field procedures in Brazil. Clove oil reduced some of the physiological stress responses (plasma cortisol, glucose and ions) that we measured. The high energetic cost to matrinx&atilde; cope with the transport stress was clear by the decrease of liver glycogen after transport. Our results suggest that clove oil (5 mg/l) can mitigate the stress response in matrinx&atilde; subjected to transport

    Na+ and K+ body levels and survival of fingerlings of Rhamdia quelen (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) exposed to acute changes of water pH. Níveis corporais de Na+ e K+ e sobrevivência de alevinos de Rhamdia quelen (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) submetidos a variações agudas do pH da água.

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    The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of water pH on survival and Na+ and K+ body levels of fingerlings of Rhamdia quelen, a freshwater catfish. Survival was 100% at pH 4.00 to 9.0 throughout the experiment (96h), and death of all fingerlings was observed only at pH 3.75 or lower and at pH 10.50. There was a significant correlation between water pH and body Na+ levels (but not K+ levels) 72h after transfer. There was a clear reduction in Na+ levels when the transfer was to pH outside the 5.0 - 9.0 range, which is in agreement with the fact that fishes exposed to such pH’s present loss of ions by diffusion and/or a decrease in absorption. Growth experiments with this species probably would present best results within the 5.0 - 9.0 pH range, in which the decrease of body Na+ levels is reduced.<br>O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o efeito do pH da água na sobrevivência e níveis corporais de Na+ e K+ de alevinos de Rhamdia quelen, um peixe de água doce. A sobrevivência foi de 100% ao longo do experimento (96h) na faixa de pH de 4,0 a 9,0, e foi observado mortalidade total dos alevinos em pH abaixo de 3,75 (e inclusive) e em pH 10,5. Houve uma correlação significativa entre o pH da água e os níveis corporais de Na+ (mas não de K+) 72h após a transferência. Quando os alevinos foram transferidos para um pH fora da faixa de 5,0 - 9,0, houve uma nítida redução dos níveis corporais de Na+, concordando com o fato que peixes expostos a esses níveis de pH apresentam perda de íons por difusão e/ou uma redução na sua absorção. O crescimento dessa espécie, provavelmente, é estimulado dentro da faixa de pH 5,0 - 9,0, na qual a diminuição dos níveis corporais de Na+ foi menor
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