TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mortality of Hybrid Catfish (<I>Clarias gariepinus</I> x <I>Heterobranchus bidorsalis</I>) Fingerlings at Varying Salinity Levels
AU - Gbulubo, Awotongha J. AU - Nwadukwe, Francis O. AU - Gabriel, Uwgemorabong U. 
JO  - Journal of Fisheries International
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
SP  - 71
EP  - 74
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1817-3381
DO  - jfish.2011.71.74
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jfish.2011.71.74
KW  - Nigeria
KW  -fingerlings
KW  - hybrid
KW  -catfish breeding
KW  -salinity concentration
KW  -Mortality
AB  - About 100% mortality was recorded in hybrid catfish fingerlings that were exposed to 10 and 12 ppt at the 3rd and 12th h, respectively. Those in 6 and 8 ppt had 90 and 25% survival, respectively at the end of 96 h. Median Lethal Salinity (MLS<SUB>96</SUB>) for 10 ppt was 5.55 h. The cumulative mortality at the various salinity concentrations did not differ in 4 and 6 ppt but differed in 8, 10 and 12 not differ from 12-48 h and between 72 and 96 h (p&gt;0.05). Water temperature values ranged from 26.0&deg;C, dissolved oxygen ranged from 5.2 mg c<SUP>-1</SUP> to 6.8 mg L<SUP>-1</SUP> while pH ranged from 5.2-6.6.
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