Physiological Response of Juvenile Schizothorax prenanti under Supersaturated Stress

• Main Author: Quan Yuan, Kefeng Li, Ruifeng Liang, Yuanming Wang, Jingjie Feng, Qianfeng Ji and Yaodan Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Technoscience Publications 2021-03-01
• Series: Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
• Subjects: supersaturated water, schizothorax prenanti, antioxidant enzyme, net-cage experiment, bubble disease
• Online Access: https://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(13)D-1081.pdf
• ISSN: 0972-6268; 2395-3454

Supersaturated water can adversely affect many species of fish and can sometimes lead to death. In the present study, we established an experimental platform on the downstream section of the Dagangshan Hydropower Station on the Dadu River. During flood discharge at the Dagangshan Hydropower Station, the river water supersaturation concentration at the experimental site was monitored, and a unique fish in the river section was selected for a cage experiment. Juvenile fish die under the 110% gas supersaturation conditions in the river, accompanied by symptoms of bubble disease. After the end of flood discharge, the remaining experimental fish were placed in clean water for approximately 180 days, and all the fish died. Exposing the experimental fish to a 127% concentration test tank in the laboratory revealed that the onset of death, semi-lethal time and total death time were 6.7 hours, 12 hours, 31.5 hours, respectively. The test fish that were exposed to supersaturated water for 6 hours were placed in clean water and tested every hour, and the change was minimal. Six-hour exposure may cause irreversible damage to the experimental fish.