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The blood of 4 species of Tilapia has been examined. Mean erythrocyte count and size, hemoglobin content, and hematocrit value varied markedly among the species examined. A tendency towards a reciprocal relationship between the number of erythrocytes and their size was observed. In general, their is a correlation between the erythrocyte counts, hemoglobin content, and hematocrit value among the species examined.
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Badawi, H.K., Said, M.M. A comparative study of the blood of four Tilapia species (Pisces). Marine Biology 8, 202–204 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00355216
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