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To determine the optimal temperature for juvenile (0 year old) marbled flounder Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae, juveniles of 40–54 mm standard length were reared at six temperature conditions in the range of 8–26 °C, using group- and individual-based methods. Growth of juveniles increased from 8 to 20 °C but decreased from 20 to 26 °C, irrespective of the rearing method used. Food intake was greatest at 20 and 24 °C compared with other temperatures, while feed conversion efficiency was greater at 20 °C than 24 °C in individual rearing. Individual rearing provided more information such as individual variations in growth and food consumption, suggesting the importance of individual-based experiments for exploring the optimal temperature for fish.
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Thanks are due to members of the Setouchi Field Science Center Takehara Station, Hiroshima University, for their assistance in laboratory experiments. We also thank Kudamatsu Sea Farming Center for providing the cultured juveniles, and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments on the manuscript. This study was partly supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan.
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Kusakabe, K., Hata, M., Shoji, J. et al. Effects of water temperature on feeding and growth of juvenile marbled flounder Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae under laboratory conditions: evaluation by group- and individual-based methods. Fish Sci 83, 215–219 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-016-1053-1
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