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Acute ammonia toxicity during early ontogeny of chub, Leuciscus cephalus (Cyprinidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2011

Piotr Gomułka ,
Daniel Żarski ,
Dariusz Kucharczyk ,
Krzysztof Kupren ,
Sławomir Krejszeff  and
Katarzyna Targońska
Piotr Gomułka*
Affiliation:
Department of Ichthyology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-917 Olsztyn, Poland
Daniel Żarski
Affiliation:
Department of Lake and River Fisheries, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, pok.325, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
Dariusz Kucharczyk
Affiliation:
Department of Lake and River Fisheries, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, pok.325, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
Krzysztof Kupren
Affiliation:
Department of Lake and River Fisheries, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, pok.325, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
Sławomir Krejszeff
Affiliation:
Department of Lake and River Fisheries, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, pok.325, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
Katarzyna Targońska
Affiliation:
Department of Lake and River Fisheries, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, pok.325, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
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aCorresponding author: pgomulka@uwm.edu.pl
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Abstract

Acute toxicity of ammonia was investigated in four life stages of juvenile chub, Leuciscus cephalus (cyprinid fish): 1, 10, 20 and 30 days after the first feeding. The fish used for the toxicity test were reared intensively in a closed recirculation system. Each acute toxicity test duration was 96 h and lethal concentration LC1, LC50 and LC99 values were calculated for 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. The susceptibility of chub to acute ammonia toxicity decreased linearly with age and stage of development. The LC50 (48 h) values ranged from 0.62 mg L-1 of unionized ammonia nitrogen for one day after first feeding larvae to 1.73 mg L-1 for 30 days after first feeding ones. A significant linear relationship between chub larvae susceptibility to ammonia toxicity and both body weight and length was found. The critical level of unionized ammonia nitrogen for chub larvae was suggested as 0.49 mg L-1.

Keywords

AmmoniaAcute toxicityLarval developmentChubLeuciscus cephalus
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Research Article
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Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 211 - 217
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© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD 2011

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