SHRINKAGE OF HADDOCK LARVAE MELANOGRAMMUS-AEGLEFINUS LINNAEUS (1758) PRESERVED IN ETHANOL

Authors
QUINONEZVELAZQUEZ C CHAUMILLON G
Citation
C. Quinonezvelazquez et G. Chaumillon, SHRINKAGE OF HADDOCK LARVAE MELANOGRAMMUS-AEGLEFINUS LINNAEUS (1758) PRESERVED IN ETHANOL, Ciencias marinas, 22(1), 1996, pp. 1-8
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Ciencias marinas → ACNP
ISSN journal
01853880
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1 - 8
Database
ISI
SICI code
0185-3880(1996)22:1<1:SOHLML>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Changes in standard length of field-collected larvae and juveniles, du e to preservation in 95% ethanol, were studied in haddock ranging from 2.5 to 82 mm long. Estimates of fresh standard length of haddock from ethanol-preserved specimens show that ethanol causes larvae of all le ngths to shrink. The average shrinkage was 26.8% in newly hatched, 2.5 -5 mm, larvae and decreased with increasing site. Shrinkage is related to size; larger larvae generally shrink proportionally less than smal ler larvae.