Salinity tolerance of laboratory reared juveniles of the fat snook centropomus parallelus

Tsuzuki, Mônica Yumi; Cerqueira, Vinícius R.; Teles, Andressa; Doneda, Sara

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The knowledge of salinity tolerance is essential for aquaculture production in different water sources, as well as for stocking enhancement programs. In the present experiment, salinity tolerance was investigated in laboratory reared juveniles of the fat snook Centropomus parallelus. Fish of 52 days (22.0 mm ± 0.4: mean total length ± SEM), 59 days (22.6 mm ± 0.5) and 73 days (25.8 mm ± 0.5) after hatching (DAH) were directly transferred from 35 to 0, 5, 15 and 35 ppt. Survival was checked every 24 h during a 96-h period. The experiment was carried out with fed (for all salinities) and unfed individuals (except for 5 ppt). Direct transfer resulted in less than 40% mortality in all treatments and ages tested. At the same salinity level, no difference in survival rates was found between fed and unfed juveniles, at the different ages and exposure time tested. Juveniles of 52 DAH presented lower tolerance to 0 ppt compared to other salinities. In older juveniles (59 and 73 DAH), mortality after 96 h was very low ( > 95% survival), regardless the salinity treatment or feeding condition. Therefore, the present study showed that juveniles of 52 DAH are less tolerant to abrupt transfer to freshwater, indicating that a salinity acclimation procedure prior to release in freshwater areas would be necessary, and that tolerance increased with increasing age.

salinity tolerance; fat snook; Centropomus parallelus; juveniles

O conhecimento da tolerância à salinidade é essencial para produção em aquacultura em diferentes ambientes aquáticos, bem como para programas de repovoamento. No presente experimento, a tolerância à salinidade foi investigada em juvenis de robalo-peva Centropomus parallelus. Peixes de 52 dias (22,0 mm ± 0,4: média comprimento total ± EP), 59 dias (22,6 mm ± 0,5) e 73 dias (25,8 mm ± 0,5) após eclosão (DAE) foram diretamente transferidos de 35 para 0, 5, 15 e 35 ppt. Sobrevivência foi monitorada a cada 24 h durante um período de 96 h. O experimento foi conduzido com animais alimentados (todas as salinidades) e em inanição (exceto para 5 ppt). Transferência direta resultou em menos de 40% de mortalidade em todos os tratamentos e idades testadas. No mesmo nível salino, não foram encontradas diferenças nas taxas de sobrevivência entre juvenis alimentados e em inanição nas diferentes idades e tempos de exposição testadas. Juvenis de 52 DAE apresentaram menor tolerância a 0 ppt em comparação as demais salinidades. Em animais mais velhos (59 e 73 DAE), mortalidade após 96 h foi muito baixa ( > 95% sobrevivência), independentemente do tratamento salino ou condição de alimentação. Portanto, o presente estudo mostrou que juvenis de 52 DAE são menos tolerantes a transferências abruptas à água doce, indicando que procedimento de aclimatação à salinidade antes da liberação em áreas dulcícolas é necessário, e que a tolerância aumenta com o aumento da idade.

tolerância à salinidade; robalo-peva; Centropomus parallelus; juvenis

Alvarez-Lajonchère, L. S.; Cerqueira, V. R. & Reis, M. A. 2002a. Desarrollo embrionario y primeros estadios larvales del robalo gordo, Centropomus parallelus Poey (Pisces, Centropomidae) con interés para su cultivo. Hidrobiológica, 12:89-99.
Alvarez-Lajonchère, L. S.; Cerqueira, V. R.; Silva, I. D.; Araújo, J. & Reis, M. A. 2002b. Mass production of juveniles of the fat snook Centropomus parallelus in Brazil. J. World Aquac. Soc., 33:506-516.
Anyanwu, P. E. 1991. Influence of salinity on survival of fingerlings of the estuarine catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède). Aquaculture, 99:157-165.
Beamish, F. W. H. 1970. Influence of temperature and salinity acclimation on temperature preferenda of the euryhaline fish Tilapia nilotica J. Fish. Res. Board Can., 27:1209-1214.
Boeuf, G. & Payan, P. 2001. How should salinity influence fish growth? Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part C, 130:411-423.
Cerqueira, V. R. 2002. Cultivo do Robalo: Aspectos da Reprodução, Larvicultura e Engorda. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Ed. do Autor, Florianópolis, Brasil.
Cerqueira, V. R. 2004. Cultivo de peixes marinhos. In: Poli, C.R.; Poli, A.T.B; Andreatta, E.R. & Beltrame, E., eds. Aqüicultura: Experiências Brasileiras. Florianópolis, SC:, Multitarefa. p.369-406.
Cerqueira, V. R. 2005. Cultivo do robalo-peva (Centropomus parallelus). In: Baldisserotto, B. & Carvalho Gomes, L., eds. Espécies nativas para piscicultura no Brasil. Santa Maria, RS, Editora da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. p.403-431.
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Chapman, P.; Cross, F.; Fish, W. & Jones, W. 1982. Final report for sportfish introductions project. Study I: Artificial culture of snook. Florida: Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, USA.
Chávez, H. R. 1963. Contribución al conocimiento de los robalos, chucumite y constantino (Centropomus spp) del Estado de Veracruz, Mexico. Ciencia,22:141-161.
De Boeck, G.; Vlaeminck, A.; Van der Linden, A. & Blust, R. 2000. The energy metabolism of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) when exposed to salt stress: an increase in energy expenditure or effects of starvation? Physiol. Biochem. Zool., 73:102-111.
Dendrinos, P. & Thorpe, J. P. 1985. Effects of reduced salinity on growth and body composition in the european bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L). Aquaculture, 49:333-358.
Duenas, C. E. & Young, P. S. 1983. Salinity tolerance and resistance of milkfish larvae. In: International Milkfish Aquaculture Conference, 2. Book of Abstracts. Illoilo, Phillippines, 48 October 1983. p. 22.
Estudillo, C. B.; Duray, M. N.; Marasigan, E. T. & Emata, A. C. 2000. Salinity tolerance of larvae of the mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus during ontogeny. Aquaculture, 190:155-167.
Ferraz, E. de M.; Cerqueira, V. R. & Alvarez-Lajonchère, L. S. 2002. Indução da desova do robalo-peva, Centropomus parallelus, através de injeção e implante de LHRHa. Bol. Inst. Pesca, 28:125-133.
Fielder, D. S. & Bardsley, W. 1999. A preliminary study on the effects of salinity on growth and survival of mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus larvae and juveniles. J. World Aquac. Soc., 30:380-387.
Holliday, F. G. T. 1969. The effects of salinity on the eggs and larvae of teleosts. In: Hoar, W.S. & Randall, J.D., eds. Fish Physiology, vol.1. New York: Academic Press. p. 293-311.
Holliday, F. G. T. & Blaxter, J. H. S. 1960. The effects of salinity on the developing eggs and larvae of the herring. J. Mar.Biol.. Ass. U.K., 39:59- 603.
Holliday, F. G. T. & Jones, M. P. 1967. Some effects of salinity on the developing eggs and larvae of the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). J. Mar.Biol. Ass. U.K., 47:39-48.
Hotos, G. N. & Vlahos, N. 1998. Salinity tolarance of Mugil cephalus and Chelon labrosus fry in experimental conditions. Aquaculture, 167:329-338.
Lein, I.; Tveite, S.; Gjerde, B. & Holmefjord, I. 1997. Effect of salinity on yolk sac larvae of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). Aquaculture, 156:291-303.
Temple, S.; Cerqueira, V. R. & Brown, J. A. 2004. The effects of lowering prey density on the growth, survival and foraging behaviour of larval fat snook (Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860). Aquaculture, 233:205-217.
Tsuzuki, M. Y.; Sugai, J. K.; Maciel, J. C.; Francisco, C. J. & Cerqueira, V. R. 2006. Effect of salinity on survival and growth of the juveniles of the fat snook Centropomus parallelus. In: Latin American Aquaculture of Native Fishes Conference, 1., Morélia, México, 1820 October 2006. Book of Abstracts. p. 43.
Tucker Jr., J. W. 1987. Snook and tarpon snook culture and preliminary evaluation for commercial farming. Prog. Fish-Cult., 49:49-57.
Varsamos, S.; Nebel, C. & Charmantier, G. 2005. Ontogeny of osmoregulation in postembryonic fish: A review. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol., 141(4):401-429.
Zydlewski, J. & McCormick, S. D. 1997. The ontogeny of salinity tolerance in the American shad, Alosa sapidissima Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 54:182-189.

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[2] Alvarez-Lajonchère, L. S.; Cerqueira, V. R.; Silva, I. D.; Araújo, J. & Reis, M. A. 2002b. Mass production of juveniles of the fat snook Centropomus parallelus in Brazil. J. World Aquac. Soc., 33:506-516.

[3] Anyanwu, P. E. 1991. Influence of salinity on survival of fingerlings of the estuarine catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède). Aquaculture, 99:157-165.

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[5] Boeuf, G. & Payan, P. 2001. How should salinity influence fish growth? Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part C, 130:411-423.

[6] Cerqueira, V. R. 2002. Cultivo do Robalo: Aspectos da Reprodução, Larvicultura e Engorda. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Ed. do Autor, Florianópolis, Brasil.

[7] Cerqueira, V. R. 2004. Cultivo de peixes marinhos. In: Poli, C.R.; Poli, A.T.B; Andreatta, E.R. & Beltrame, E., eds. Aqüicultura: Experiências Brasileiras. Florianópolis, SC:, Multitarefa. p.369-406.

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[10] Chapman, P.; Cross, F.; Fish, W. & Jones, W. 1982. Final report for sportfish introductions project. Study I: Artificial culture of snook. Florida: Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, USA.

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[13] Dendrinos, P. & Thorpe, J. P. 1985. Effects of reduced salinity on growth and body composition in the european bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L). Aquaculture, 49:333-358.

[14] Duenas, C. E. & Young, P. S. 1983. Salinity tolerance and resistance of milkfish larvae. In: International Milkfish Aquaculture Conference, 2. Book of Abstracts. Illoilo, Phillippines, 48 October 1983. p. 22.

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[16] Ferraz, E. de M.; Cerqueira, V. R. & Alvarez-Lajonchère, L. S. 2002. Indução da desova do robalo-peva, Centropomus parallelus, através de injeção e implante de LHRHa. Bol. Inst. Pesca, 28:125-133.

[17] Fielder, D. S. & Bardsley, W. 1999. A preliminary study on the effects of salinity on growth and survival of mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus larvae and juveniles. J. World Aquac. Soc., 30:380-387.

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[19] Holliday, F. G. T. & Blaxter, J. H. S. 1960. The effects of salinity on the developing eggs and larvae of the herring. J. Mar.Biol.. Ass. U.K., 39:59- 603.

[20] Holliday, F. G. T. & Jones, M. P. 1967. Some effects of salinity on the developing eggs and larvae of the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa). J. Mar.Biol. Ass. U.K., 47:39-48.

[21] Hotos, G. N. & Vlahos, N. 1998. Salinity tolarance of Mugil cephalus and Chelon labrosus fry in experimental conditions. Aquaculture, 167:329-338.

[22] Lein, I.; Tveite, S.; Gjerde, B. & Holmefjord, I. 1997. Effect of salinity on yolk sac larvae of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). Aquaculture, 156:291-303.

[23] Temple, S.; Cerqueira, V. R. & Brown, J. A. 2004. The effects of lowering prey density on the growth, survival and foraging behaviour of larval fat snook (Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860). Aquaculture, 233:205-217.

[24] Tsuzuki, M. Y.; Sugai, J. K.; Maciel, J. C.; Francisco, C. J. & Cerqueira, V. R. 2006. Effect of salinity on survival and growth of the juveniles of the fat snook Centropomus parallelus. In: Latin American Aquaculture of Native Fishes Conference, 1., Morélia, México, 1820 October 2006. Book of Abstracts. p. 43.

[25] Tucker Jr., J. W. 1987. Snook and tarpon snook culture and preliminary evaluation for commercial farming. Prog. Fish-Cult., 49:49-57.

[26] Varsamos, S.; Nebel, C. & Charmantier, G. 2005. Ontogeny of osmoregulation in postembryonic fish: A review. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol., 141(4):401-429.

[27] Zydlewski, J. & McCormick, S. D. 1997. The ontogeny of salinity tolerance in the American shad, Alosa sapidissima Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 54:182-189.

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