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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (8): 42-46.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.2013-2576

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Mariculture and MeteorologyⅠ——Study on Chilling Injury Index of Epinephelus coioides

  

  • Received:2013-09-29 Revised:2013-11-28 Online:2014-03-15 Published:2014-03-15

Abstract: Study on chilling injury tolerance for different size of Epinephelus coioides and their stress response is important for exploring lethal temperatures, choosing suitable culture cycle and taking disaster preventing and mitigating measures. Based on three different sizes of Epinephelus coioides, young fish (5 g), medium fish (200 g) and adult fish (600 g), the experiment studied survival rate and activities of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) on different low temperature stress. The results showed as follows: (1) The sever chilling injury index of young fish was 10℃with 50% mortality rate in three days and the medium fish was 11℃within duration of 1 day while the adult fish was 14℃. This indicated the ability of anti-stress of low temperature declined as the fish grew up. (2) The activities of SOD in gill and liver of young fish rose significantly as temperature decreased. For medium fish, the activities of SOD in gill dropped down. However, SOD in liver experienced an up-to-down changing process, which was the same as adult fish in both gill and liver.