Nascimento Nivaldo Ferreira do, Nakaghi Laura Satiko Okada, Hilbig Cleonice Cristina, Ventura Arlene Sobrinho, Azevedo Ana Carolina Barni de, Dean Andressa Fierli, Bombardelli Robie Allan
a Centro de Aquicultura da Universidade Estadual Paulista (CAUNESP) , Jaboticabal 14884-900 , Brazil.
b Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados , Dourados , Mato Grosso do Sul , Brazil.
J Aquat Anim Health. 2016 Sep;28(3):161-5. doi: 10.1080/08997659.2016.1173603.
In this study, sex and age influenced the hematological profiles of Jundiá (Silver Catfish) Rhamdia quelen. Females showed lower levels of hemoglobin, young fish increased lymphocyte counts, and older fish increased hematocrit values. These results indicate that, depending on age and sex, the fish have disparate hematological profiles. For this reason, it is important to consider the sex and age of an R. quelen when examining the impact of environmental and management factors on this species in terms of their hematological profiles. Received May 24, 2015; accepted March 24, 2016.
