Abstract:
In order to accumulate the basic physiological index data for juvenile yellowfin tuna (
Thunnus albacores), we evaluated the blood potassium ion (K
+), calcium ion (Ca
2+), chloride ion (Cl
−), hydrogen ion (H
+), pH, glucose, lactic acid, sodium ion (Na
+) and total hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit, osmotic pressure of the juveniles of different body lengths (20G: 20−30 cm, 30G: 30−40 cm, 40G: 40−50 cm). Results indicate that the blood parameters of the juveniles were relatively stable in the three body length groups. K
+, Ca
2+, Cl
−, H
+, pH, glucose and hematocrit were not significantly different between groups (
P>0.05). The content of lactic acid and total hemoglobin concentration in the 20G group was significantly higher than the other two groups (
P<0.05). The standardized calcium ion in the 30G group was significantly higher than the other two groups (
P<0.05). The sodium ion content decreased with the increase of body length gradually, and the difference between the adjacent two groups was not significant (
P>0.05). The results show that the juveniles had a small difference between the 30G and 40G groups. The 20G group was relatively different from the other two groups. As body length increased, blood indicators tended to be more stable.