EFFECTIVENESS OF BENZOCAINE AS ANESTHETIC AT DIFFERENT WATER TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY JUVENILE CURIMBA (Prochilodus lineatus Valenciennes, 1836), A NEOTROPICAL FISH SPECIES

Anesthetics have been used frequently in aquaculture to minimize stress during handling. However, several factors can affect the efficiency of anesthetics. For example, temperature is one of the abiotic factors that control animal metabolism and consequently, the effect of anesthetics. This study ai...

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Main Authors: Elias Fernandes de Medeiros JÚNIOR, Silvio Akira UEHARA, Thiago Mendes de FREITAS, Nuno Filipe Alves Correia de MELO, Glauber David Almeida PALHETA, Rodrigo TAKATA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesca 2019-09-01
Series:Boletim do Instituto de Pesca
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Online Access:https://www.pesca.sp.gov.br/boletim/index.php/bip/article/view/1452/1404