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Provedor de dados: | 42
País: | Brazil
Título: | Hematological parameters of Iranian cichlid Iranocichla hormuzensis: Coad, 1982 (Perciformes) in Mehran River
Autores: | Daneshvar,Ehsan; Ardestani,Mahsa Y.; Dorafshan,Salar; Martins,Mauricio L.
Data: | 2012-12-01
Ano: | 2012
Palavras-chave: | Cichlidae; Iran; Hematology; Erythrocytes.
Resumo: | This study describes the hematological parameters in Iranocichla hormuzensis, an Iranian freshwater cichlid important as ornamental and food fish. Forty fish were captured with seine net at Mehran river Hormozgan province, Iran. Blood was used to determine the total counts of red blood cells (RBC) and white blood cells (WBC), hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and morphometric data of erythrocytes. The Iranian fish showed lower RBC and WBC values than the other cichlids (Oreochromis niloticus, O. aureus, O. mossambicus, O. hybrid, Cichlasoma dimerus and Cichla monoculus). Hematocrit did not vary among the species, but MCV, MCH and MCHC in I. hormuzensis were higher than those for O. niloticus, O. aureus, O. hybrid, C. dimerus and C. monoculus. These differences may be related to different life habit of fish. This study suggests that I. hormuzensis is well acclimated to the environment being the first report for its hematology. It is also suggested high efficiency in oxygen transportation, and an efficient inflow of oxygen by the gills, indicating the welfare of fish on this environment.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652012000400009
Editor: | Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Relação: | 10.1590/S0001-37652012005000054
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências  v.84 n.4 2012
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess