Effect of water temperature and prey concentrations on initial development of Lophiosilurus alexandri Steindachner, 1876 (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a freshwater fish

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of water temperature and prey concentrations (Artemia nauplii) on the initial development of Lophiosilurus alexandri larvae. The experiment was conducted using a 4 x 2 factorial design, with four water temperatures (23, 26, 29 and 32 °C), two diff...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Takata, Walisson de Souza e Silva, Deliane Cristina Costa, Reinaldo Melillo Filho, Ronald Kennedy Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252014000400853&lng=en&tlng=en