Shrinkage of Gobiocypris rarus, Procypris rabaudi, and Sinilabeo rendahli preserved in formalin | |
Xiong, M.; Rosenthal, H.; Que, Y.; Qiao, Y.; Chang, J.; Chang, J, Inst Hydroecol, Minist Water Resources, 578 Xiongchu Ave, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China | |
2007-04-01 | |
Source Publication | JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY
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ISSN | 0175-8659 |
Volume | 23Issue:2Pages:173-176 |
Abstract | Length measurements of preserved fishes are necessary in many types of fish surveys because logistics often do not allow for fish measurement immediately after catch. If the fixative causes significant shrinkage, then the preserved lengths cannot be directly used to indicate accurate live lengths. The objective of this study was to determine how preservation in formalin affects standard length of Gobiocypris rarus larvae (24-day-old and newly hatched), larval Procypris rabaudi (4-day-old), and larval Sinilabeo rendahli (12-day-old). Fishes were measured (to nearest 0.01 mm) and individually fixed in the appropriate formalin solution (2.5% or 5.0% formalin), then re-measured at 0.5, 1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 45 and 75 days after preservation to follow the time course of shrinkage. Most of the shrinkage occurred within the first half day after preservation. The 5.0% formalin caused a higher relative shrinkage rate than did the 2.5% solution; however, the difference was not statistically significant. In G. rarus, initial shrinkage of newly hatched larvae was higher than that of 24-day-old larvae.; Length measurements of preserved fishes are necessary in many types of fish surveys because logistics often do not allow for fish measurement immediately after catch. If the fixative causes significant shrinkage, then the preserved lengths cannot be directly used to indicate accurate live lengths. The objective of this study was to determine how preservation in formalin affects standard length of Gobiocypris rarus larvae (24-day-old and newly hatched), larval Procypris rabaudi (4-day-old), and larval Sinilabeo rendahli (12-day-old). Fishes were measured (to nearest 0.01 mm) and individually fixed in the appropriate formalin solution (2.5% or 5.0% formalin), then re-measured at 0.5, 1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 45 and 75 days after preservation to follow the time course of shrinkage. Most of the shrinkage occurred within the first half day after preservation. The 5.0% formalin caused a higher relative shrinkage rate than did the 2.5% solution; however, the difference was not statistically significant. In G. rarus, initial shrinkage of newly hatched larvae was higher than that of 24-day-old larvae. |
Subtype | Article |
Keyword | Herring Larvae Length Weight Fixation |
Department | Inst Hydroecol, Minist Water Resources, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China; Chinese Acad Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China; IFM, GEOMAR, Leibniz Inst Marine Sci, Kiel, Germany; Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China; Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China |
Subject Area | Fisheries ; Marine & Freshwater Biology |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00813.x |
WOS Headings | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
Indexed By | SCI |
Language | 英语 |
WOS Research Area | Fisheries ; Marine & Freshwater Biology |
WOS Subject | Fisheries ; Marine & Freshwater Biology |
WOS ID | WOS:000245057400011 |
WOS Keyword | HERRING LARVAE ; LENGTH ; WEIGHT ; FIXATION |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/152342/8656 |
Collection | 期刊论文 |
Corresponding Author | Chang, J, Inst Hydroecol, Minist Water Resources, 578 Xiongchu Ave, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China |
Affiliation | 1.Inst Hydroecol, Minist Water Resources, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China 3.IFM, GEOMAR, Leibniz Inst Marine Sci, Kiel, Germany 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Xiong, M.,Rosenthal, H.,Que, Y.,et al. Shrinkage of Gobiocypris rarus, Procypris rabaudi, and Sinilabeo rendahli preserved in formalin[J]. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY,2007,23(2):173-176. |
APA | Xiong, M.,Rosenthal, H.,Que, Y.,Qiao, Y.,Chang, J.,&Chang, J, Inst Hydroecol, Minist Water Resources, 578 Xiongchu Ave, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China.(2007).Shrinkage of Gobiocypris rarus, Procypris rabaudi, and Sinilabeo rendahli preserved in formalin.JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY,23(2),173-176. |
MLA | Xiong, M.,et al."Shrinkage of Gobiocypris rarus, Procypris rabaudi, and Sinilabeo rendahli preserved in formalin".JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY 23.2(2007):173-176. |
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