Fanta-Feofiloff E, de Brito Eiras D R, Boscardim A T, Lacerda-Krambeck M
Physiol Behav. 1986;36(6):1029-34. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(86)90475-0.
White mullet fingerlings (Mugil curema) occur together with freshwater species, of the Poeciliidae and Characidae, in a pond neighboring the beach at Pontal do Sul (Parana, Brasil). They tolerate changes in water quality during the year, brought about by the action of rains, waves and tides. When acclimating in the laboratory to various salinities, the highest survival rate for Mugil curema fingerlings (2.3 to 9.7 cm) is obtained at 8.5% salinity for temperatures between 13 and 30 degrees C. M. curema fingerlings do not survive in freshwater. The behavior of the individuals and of the group was related to the acclimation salinity in different temperature ranges. The most stressing condition, with highest oxygen consumption, was at 1.7% salinity; the equilibrium point between the internal and the external medium, with the lowest oxygen uptake, per gram fish, in one hour, was recorded at 8.5% salinity.
南方鲻鱼（Mugil curema）幼鱼与花鳉科和脂鲤科的淡水鱼类一起，出现在南蓬塔尔（巴拉那州，巴西）海滩附近的一个池塘中。它们能耐受一年中由降雨、海浪和潮汐作用带来的水质变化。当在实验室中使南方鲻鱼幼鱼（体长2.3至9.7厘米）适应不同盐度时，在13至30摄氏度的温度下，盐度为8.5%时幼鱼的存活率最高。南方鲻鱼幼鱼在淡水中无法存活。个体和群体的行为与不同温度范围内的适应盐度有关。压力最大、耗氧量最高的条件是盐度为1.7%；每克鱼每小时耗氧量最低、内外介质达到平衡的盐度点记录为8.5%。
