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Comparative investigation on haematological and biochemical studies on wild marine teleost fishes from Vellar estuary, southeast coast of India

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Haematological parameters are often used to assess the health status and as stress indicators in fishes. In this present study, the haematological parameters such as red blood cell count (RBC), white blood cell count (WBC), haematocrit (HCT), haemoglobin (HB), mean cell volume, mean cell haemoglobin and mean cell haemoglobin concentration, RBC/WBC ratio, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and biochemical such as serum glucose (GLU), protein (PRO), cholesterol and urea (UR) of seven teleost fish species were determined. Statistical analysis confirmed that differences in haematological parameters between all the species were (P < 0.01) significant. The result revealed that RBC, RBC/WBC ratio, HCT, HB, ESR, PRO, GLU and UR was significantly correlated at P < 0.05 level. RBC/WBC level was more due to the decrease in WBC during the study. These differences can be attributed to the physiological acclimatisation of the fish to their living conditions and feeding regime, which influences the energy metabolism and consequently, the health of the fish.

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The authors are grateful to the Dean, Faculty of Marine Science, Prof. Dr. T. Balasubramanian, for constant encouragement and support and the Annamalai University for the facilities provided.

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  1. Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry, India, 605104

    P. Satheeshkumar & Anisa Basheer Khan

  2. Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamilnadu, India, 608 502

    G. Ananthan

  3. Kandaswamy Kandar Arts and Science College, Paramathy-velur, Tamilnadu, India, 638181

    D. Senthilkumar & K. Jeevanantham

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Satheeshkumar, P., Ananthan, G., Senthilkumar, D. et al. Comparative investigation on haematological and biochemical studies on wild marine teleost fishes from Vellar estuary, southeast coast of India. Comp Clin Pathol 21, 275–281 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-010-1091-5

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