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Growth and maturation in sterlet Acipenser ruthenus under high concentrations of dissolved oxygen

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This study investigates the effect of high dissolved oxygen concentrations (DO) on sterlet Acipenser ruthenus maturation. Two groups, each comprising 246 individuals of 8-month-old juvenile sterlets, were reared for 37 months under high DO (group H, mean DO of 11.2 mg/L) or normal DO (group C, mean DO of 7.3 mg/L). Significant differences in body weight were observed between group H (638.7 ± 191.9 g) and group C (572.2 ± 151.9 g) in 12 months (P < 0.05). Growth until 12 months occurred at a specific growth rate of 0.6%/day for group H and at 0.5%/day for group C. The food conversion rate of groups H and C was 5.2 and 5.8, respectively. The gonadosomatic index of group H was 3.1 ± 1.1 for females and 3.1 ± 9.7 for males, and showed no significant difference with group C (3.0 ± 0.7 for females and 2.8 ± 8.9 for males, P > 0.05) in 24 months. Significant differences in follicle diameter in mature females were also observed. Group H included 68 mature females, with an average follicle diameter of 2318.0 ± 175.3 µm, whereas group C included 56 mature females, with a smaller average follicle diameter of 2152.3 ± 287.0 µm (P < 0.001). However, the polarization index in group H (0.194 ± 0.049) was higher than that in group C (0.178 ± 0.042) (P < 0.05). These results suggest that, for sterlet, rearing conditions with high DO can affect growth of both the body and follicle diameter of fish compared to normal rearing conditions.

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We thank Mr. Yanagita (President and Representative Director) and Mr. Sone of the Hinodesanso Company Limited for their great cooperation.

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  1. Aquaculture Research Institute, Shingu Station, Kindai University, 1330 Takata, Shingu, Wakayama, 647-1101, Japan

    Toshinao Ineno

  2. Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute Freshwater Branch, Kobayashi, Miyazaki, 886-0005, Japan

    Toshinao Ineno, Ryusuke Kodama, Tomoya Taguchi & Kazuya Yamada

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Ineno, T., Kodama, R., Taguchi, T. et al. Growth and maturation in sterlet Acipenser ruthenus under high concentrations of dissolved oxygen. Fish Sci 84, 605–612 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-018-1216-3

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