The Influence of Temperature Variations on Masculinization of Sword Fish (Xiphophours helleri) in Aquarium
Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology
زهرا نیله چی
1
(
دانشگاه گیلان، گروه شیلات، رشت، ایران
)
شبنم فراهانی
2
(
دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، گروه شیلات، تهران، ایران
)
Keywords: temperature, SGR, Masculinization, Sword fish, Xiphophours helleri, BWI, CF,
Abstract :
This study was carried out in order to survey of temperature changes on masculinization Sword fish (Xiphophours helleri) in Aquarium in aquarium at Natural Resource faculty of Guilan University in 2008. 120 Xiphophours helleri (10- day- old) were evaluated on four treatments (21 andordm;C, 24 andordm;C, 27 andordm;C and 30 andordm;C) and three repetitions. After six weeks, their sex was determined according to their shapes(prolonging of caudal fins bottom rays, which the name of sword fish was derived from this character).The statistical analysis was done by SPSS, Tukey test and One way ANOVA(Pandlt;0.05). Regarding to the analysis, that was no significant variation in total length and weigth (Pandlt;0.05). The least and most length and weight growth were revealed respectively on treatment 1(21 andordm;C, 2.84cmو 0.30 gr), treatment 3(27 andordm;C, 2.98 cm,0.34 gr), treatment 2(24 andordm;C, 3.05cm, 0.33 gr) and treatment 4(30 candordm;, 3.04 cm, 0.36 gr). During these treatments survey and sex determination CF, BWI and SGR, treatment 1(21 andordm;C) showed the significant variation (Pandlt;0.05). The most and least making male percentages were achieved on treatment 4(30 andordm;C, 70%) and treatment 1(21 andordm;C, 46.6%).
