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The effects of salinity on the fertilization rate and rearing of the Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) larvae

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Persian sturgeon eggs were fertilized with different levels of salinities (0.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 ppt), and then each group was incubated in the same salinity until hatch. The fertility (%), hatching rate as well as larvae cumulative mortality rate and abnormality (%) were measured. Our Results revealed that Persian surgeon eggs could be fertilized in the different salinity concentrations but not more than 4 ppt. Moreover, hatching rate decreased with increase in salinities more than 2 and 4 ppt, respectively, and no larvae hatched in 6 ppt salinity. According to these results, the salinity tolerance threshold for Persian sturgeon larvae hatching in brackish water is less than 4 ppt.

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    M. Mardaneh Khatooni, B. Mojazi Amiri, A. Mirvaghefi & S. H. Hoseinifar

  2. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

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Mardaneh Khatooni, M., Mojazi Amiri, B., Mirvaghefi, A. et al. The effects of salinity on the fertilization rate and rearing of the Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) larvae. Aquacult Int 20, 1097–1105 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-012-9560-2

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