Respiration in an Air-Breathing Fish, the Climbing Perch Anabas Testudineus Bloch

1970 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-280
Author(s):  
G. M. HUGHES ◽  
B. N. SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Free Access ◽  
O2 Consumption ◽  
O2 Uptake ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Anabas Testudineus ◽  
Climbing Perch ◽  
Saturated Water ◽  
Oxygenated Water ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Normal Respiration

1. Respiration of the climbing perch Anabas has been studied under five different experimental conditions. (a) The mean O2 consumption of a fish allowed free access to air, is about 113 c.c./kg/h at 25°C. The fish obtain nearly equal amounts of oxygen through the gills and through the accessory organs. (b) The overall O2 consumption from water of a fish allowed free access to nitrogen is nearly the same as during normal respiration from water with access to air. (c) The O2 consumption is reduced when the fish is out of water and obtains all its oxygen from air. (d) The O2 consumption from air increases considerably when the fish is maintained in de-oxygenated water and depends upon surfacing for its oxygen supply. (e) The O2 consumption of a fish kept in aerated water and prevented from surfacing remains at a minimum level relative to the other four conditions. 2. Much more carbon dioxide is released through the gills than through the accessory organs (10:1) when the fish respires from aerated water with access to air. The accessory organs are much more important for O2 uptake. 3. The respiratory quotient is approximately 1 when the fish is in aerated water, with or without access to air, but is only 0.7 when the fish is out of water. 4. Anabas can live out of water for 6-10 h if protected from dehydration. It continues to breathe quietly in air-saturated water using its gills alone for shorter periods (6-8 h) when denied free access to air.

Respiration of an Air-Breathing Catfish Clarias Batrachus (Linn.)

1971 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-434
Author(s):  
B. N. SINGH ◽  
G. M. HUGHES
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Air ◽  
Clarias Batrachus ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Closed Chamber ◽  
Anabas Testudineus ◽  
Exposed Fish ◽  
Saturated Water ◽  
Oxygenated Water ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Co2 Release

1. The respiratory behaviour and the rate of O2 consumption and CO2 elimination has been studied in Clarias batrachus under different environmental conditions which were also designed to test its suitability for life in water and on land. 2. The mean V O2 from water and air is about 93 cc/kg/h. It consumes more O2 from air (58.4%) than from water (41.6%). The rate of CO2 release through the airbreathing organs is very low (RQ = 0.11), much more CO2 is released through the gills and skin in water. 3. When the fish is submerged under air-saturated water and prevented from surfacing V O2 is low (about 65 cc/kg/h). However, the fish does not struggle to breath air over a period of 6-8 h in aerated water. It exchanges about 17 % of O2 through the skin and the rest through the gills in aerated water. 4. If the fish is maintained in still water in a closed chamber V O2 is about 61 cc/kg/h. It starts to search for air once the O2 tension in water is reduced below 100 mmHg and this searching becomes vigorous below 60 mmHg (WPO2). 5. When exposed to air VCOCO2 is about 71 cc/kg/h; V O2 air-exposed fish is about 37 cc/kg/h; hence RQ in air is only 0.52. It shows independent respiration in air although POO2 in ambient air was reduced to about 80 mmHg and PCOCO2 rose to about 51 mmHg. 6. When the fish is kept in deoxygenated water but allowed free access to air, VOO2 is low, but RQ air is not reduced (0.51) from that of air-exposed fish. It shows dependent respiration under these conditions when aerial POO2 is reduced below 80 mmHg and PCOCO2 raised above 50 mmHg. 7. Clarias batrachus can live in deoxygenated water for several days if allowed free access to air, and appears to be more suited for life in poorly oxygenated water than Saccobranchus fossilis or Anabas testudineus.

Gas Exchange with Air and Water in an Air-Breathing Catfish, Saccobranchus (≡Heteropneustes) Fossilis

1971 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 667-682
Author(s):  
G. M. HUGHES ◽  
B. N. SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
Saturated Water ◽  
Oxygenated Water ◽  
Hypoxic Water

1. Gas exchange of Saccobranchus fossilis with water and air has been studied under various experimental conditions which were designed to simulate some of the conditions of tropical Asia. 2. In tap water the fish exchanges gases with both water and air. When kept in air-saturated water it can exchange gases with water alone for periods of 6-12 h or even more. In de-oxygenated water, with free access to air, it obtains oxygen from the air and can live for several days under these conditions. 3. In air-saturated water more oxygen is obtained from water (60%) than from air (40%), but in hypoxic water this ratio is reversed. 4. When the fish is submerged in water, free access to air being prevented, the oxygen consumption is reduced, even in air-saturated water. In hypoxic and hypercarbic water oxygen consumption is further reduced. In air-saturated water about 17% of the oxygen enters via the skin and the rest via the gills. When exchanging gases with water alone and subjected to a gradual hypoxia, the fish shows a less dependent respirator. 5. When the fish is removed from the water its oxygen consumption is reduced. A greater reduction occurs when the fish is kept in de-oxygenated water but allowed to breathe air. 6. When the fish is exchanging gases with both water and air very little carbon dioxide is released into the air (RQ = 0·17). The total RQ in fish removed from the water is low, i.e. 0·58. The fish can survive in hypercarbic water only, provided that the content of carbon dioxide does not exceed 14·5 volumes %, when surfacing becomes necessary.

scholarly journals Comparison between cage and pond production of Thai Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus) and Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under three management systems

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
MN Mondal ◽  
J Shahin ◽  
MA Wahab ◽  
M Asaduzzaman ◽  
Y Yang
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Mixed Culture ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Anabas Testudineus ◽  
Pond Aquaculture ◽  
Open Pond ◽  
Climbing Perch ◽  
Pond Culture ◽  
The Mean

An experiment was conducted to compare production and economic performance of Thai Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus) and Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under three management systems. The nursed juveniles of Thai Climbing Perch (6.22 ± 0.15g) and Tilapia (22.52 ± 0.73g) were stocked at 50 Thai Climbing Perch per 1m3 cage and 50 Tilapia per 80m2 open pond (Caged Perch); 50 Tilapia per 1m3 cage and 50 Thai Climbing Perch per 80 m2 open pond (Caged Tilapia); and both 50 Thai Climbing Perch and 50 Tilapia per 80m2 pond (Mixed culture) as three treatments with three replicates for each. Pelleted feed (35% crude protein) was given twice daily (8.0 h and 16.0 h) at a rate of 10% body weight of Thai Climbing Perch for first month and 5% body weight of Thai Climbing Perch for rest of the culture period (90 days) to cages for the integrated cage-pond culture and to open ponds for the mixed culture. Among the measured water quality parameters transparency (cm), alkalinity (mg l-1), nitrite-nitrogen (mg l-1), and chlorophyll-a (μg l-1) were significantly different among the treatments. A total of 43 genera of phytoplankton and 16 genera of zooplankton were identified from the pond water. The mean abundance of total macro-benthic organisms was not significantly different (P>0.05). The mean survival rate of Thai Climbing Perch was high, ranging from 86.67% to 98.67%. Gross yield of Thai Climbing Perch was the highest in the Caged Perch. Survival of Tilapia was also high, ranging from 94.00% to 96.67%. The combined FCRs were 0.75, 0.77 and 0.85 in the Caged Perch, Mixed culture and Caged Tilapia systems, respectively. Economic analysis revealed that a significantly higher (P<0.05) cost-benefit ratio was obtained in the Caged Perch treatment. Therefore, it is concluded that the integrated cage-pond culture system with the high-valued Thai Climbing Perch in cages and low-valued Tilapia in open ponds may be a better option for rural pond aquaculture considering the production and economic benefit. Keyword: Cage culture; Integrated aquaculture; Climbing Perch; Tilapia DOI: 10.3329/jbau.v8i2.7943 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 8(2): 313-322, 2010  

scholarly journals Growth and Production Performances of Crossbred Climbing Perch Koi, Anabas testudineus in Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
AHM Kohinoor ◽  
MS Islam ◽  
DA Jahan ◽  
MM Khan ◽  
MG Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rates ◽  
Pure Line ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Control Line ◽  
Anabas Testudineus ◽  
Reciprocal Crosses ◽  
Respective Control ◽  
Climbing Perch ◽  
The Mean ◽  
T1 And T2

The study was performed for evaluating the growth and production performances of crossbred climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) during August to October 2009. The crossbred groups of fish were produced by crossing between native climbing perch and Thai climbing perch (A. testudineus). Growth and production performances was compared at grow out condition between crossbred groups in the two reciprocal crosses of treatments viz. T1: Native climbing perch (?) × Thai climbing perch (?) and T2: Thai climbing perch (?)×Native climbing perch (?. At the same time, they were compared also with their respective control F1 pure line groups i.e. T3: Native climbing perch (?) × Native climbing perch (?) and T4: Thai climbing perch (?) × Thai climbing perch (?). It was evident from the results that among the treatments in grow out system, the highest mean harvesting weight was 69.25±9.01 g found in T4 (Thai climbing perch), which was significantly different (P<0.05) from all other treatments. Whereas, T3 (native climbing perch) also showed the lowest mean harvesting weight 33.38±8.74 g and showed significant differences (P<0.05) among all the treatments. The mean harvesting weight of both the crossbred groups i.e. T1 and T2 were 50.83±6.65 and 59.94±7.83 g, respectively and these results were statistically insignificant (P>0.05) between them but significant among all other treatments. The highest (93.60%) and lowest (83.06%) survival rates were observed in Thai koi (T4) and native Koi (T3) parental stocks, respectively. Wider variations in terms of productions performances were observed among the treatments, where the gross production of T1, T2, T3 and T4 were 2,753±96.67, 3,401±73.26, 1,733±168.47 and 4,051±185 kg/ha, respectively. The productions obtained from crossbred groups were at intermediate compared to their control pure line groups. Higher FCR mean value was observed in native control line (T3), while, lower FCR mean value was observed in Thai control line (T4). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ijarit.v2i1.13990 Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 2 (1): 19-25, June, 2012

scholarly journals Phototactic Response and Morphometric Characteristic of Climbing Perch Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) Under Culture System

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 164-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmadi Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Culture System ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
The Body ◽  
Light Traps ◽  
Catch Per Unit Effort ◽  
Anabas Testudineus ◽  
Climbing Perch ◽  
Unit Effort ◽  
Yellow Orange ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Phototaxis in climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) was investigated by subjecting fish to LED light traps (blue, green, yellow, orange, red, white) and control (total 13 traps). The trap was constructed of polyamide (PA) nylon monofilament (31.75 mm mesh size), fastened around two wire ring frames (∅ 490 mm) with a net height of 270 mm. A lamp was placed on the bottom of the trap. 96 individuals, consisting of 34 males and 62 females, were analysed. Both continuous and blinking light traps were considerably higher in the number of catch compared to the control. The body size of catch ranged from 76-135 mm TL and 8.00-55.00 g W. The mean YPUEs (yield per unit effort) for male and female were 4.00 ± 2.25 and 7.00 ± 4.50 g trap−1 trial-1, respectively. The CPUEs (catch per unit effort) for continuous, blinking light traps and the control ranged from 0.43 to 0.93, 0.21 to 0.86, and 0.21 fish trap−1night−1, respectively. The mean condition factor (K) values of 2.10 ± 0.40 for males and 2.13 ± 0.34 for females indicate fish with better condition. Positive group responses of fish were more pronounced in the middle size classes between 90 and 109 mm TL. Negative allometric growth pattern (b) (1.7271-1.8828) was observed, indicating that the culture system should be refined. A. testudineus showed positive phototaxis to the “colors of light”. In addition, efforts to collect climbing perch from the wild for breeding and commercial purposes may benefit from this study.

Articulatory Behavior Pre and Post Full-Mouth Tooth Extraction and Alveoloplasty

1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 630-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Zimmermann ◽  
J.A. Scott Kelso ◽  
Larry Lander
Keyword(s):  
Control Subject ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Tooth Extraction ◽  
Kinematic Parameters ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Articulatory Movements ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Subjects ◽  
Normal Speech

High speed cinefluorography was used to track articulatory movements preceding and following full-mouth tooth extraction and alveoloplasty in two subjects. Films also were made of a control subject on two separate days. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of dramatically altering the structural dimensions of the oral cavity on the kinematic parameters of speech. The results showed that the experimental subjects performed differently pre and postoperatively though the changes were in different directions for the two subjects. Differences in both means and variabilities of kinematic parameters were larger between days for the experimental (operated) subjects than for the control subject. The results for the Control subject also showed significant differences in the mean values of kinematic variables between days though these day-to-day differences could not account for the effects found pre- and postoperatively. The results of the kinematic analysis, particularly the finding that transition time was most stable over the experimental conditions for the operated subjects, are used to speculate about the coordination of normal speech.

scholarly journals Isolation and characterization of two virulent Aeromonads associated with haemorrhagic septicaemia and tail-rot disease in farmed climbing perch Anabas testudineus

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Mazumder ◽  
Hrishikesh Choudhury ◽  
Abhinit Dey ◽  
Dandadhar Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Natural Infection ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Anabas Testudineus ◽  
Climbing Perch ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Biochemical Characterisation ◽  
Rot Disease

AbstractDiseased Anabas testudineus exhibiting signs of tail-rot and ulcerations on body were collected from a fish farm in Assam, India during the winter season (November 2018 to January 2019). Swabs from the infected body parts were streaked on sterilized nutrient agar. Two dominant bacterial colonies were obtained, which were then isolated and labelled as AM-31 and AM-05. Standard biochemical characterisation and 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing identified AM-31 isolate as Aeromonas hydrophila and AM-05 as Aeromonas jandaei. Symptoms similar to that of natural infection were observed on re-infecting both bacteria to disease-free A. testudineus, which confirmed their virulence. LC50 was determined at 1.3 × 104 (A. hydrophila) and 2.5 × 104 (A. jandaei) CFU per fish in intraperitoneal injection. Further, PCR amplification of specific genes responsible for virulence (aerolysin and enterotoxin) confirmed pathogenicity of both bacteria. Histopathology of kidney and liver in the experimentally-infected fishes revealed haemorrhage, tubular degeneration and vacuolation. Antibiotic profiles were also assessed for both bacteria. To the best of our knowledge, the present work is a first report on the mortality of farmed climbing perch naturally-infected by A. hydrophila as well as A. jandaei, with no records of pathogenicity of the latter in this fish.

scholarly journals Comparison of Bite Force in Patients After Treatment of Mandibular Fractures With 3-Dimensional Locking Miniplate and Standard Miniplates

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Gaurav Singh ◽  
Madan Mishra ◽  
Amit Gaur ◽  
Dhritiman Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Bite Force ◽  
Mandibular Fractures ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Drilling Conditions ◽  
Group 1

Background: Fractures of the mandible can be studied and described in anatomic terms, functional considerations, treatment strategies, and outcome measures. The performance of any fixation system depends on multiple factors including plate adaptation, screw placement, bone quality, drilling conditions, and postoperative patient compliance. Bite force assesses masticatory muscle function under clinical and experimental conditions. Method: 30 patients with isolated, noncomminuted mandibular fractures were randomly divided into two equal groups. Group 1 patients were treated using 3-dimensional locking miniplates and group 2 patients were treated with standard miniplates. The bite forces were recorded at definite time intervals: preoperatively, and second week, sixth week, third month, and sixth month postoperatively. Result: At 6 weeks postoperative, 3 month postoperative, and 6 month postoperative, the mean bite force was found to be significantly higher among group 1 patients as compared to those in group 2 in all the sites. While at 2 week postoperative, the mean bite force was found to be significantly higher in Group 2 as compared to Group 1 at incisor region. Conclusion: The overall results of the present study show better performance in bite force for the 3-dimensional locking miniplate when compared with standard miniplates.

An Examination of Language Samples Obtained under Three Experimental Conditions

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise D. Stalnaker ◽  
Nancy A. Creaghead
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Semantic Relationships ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance ◽  
Language Sample

Language samples were obtained from 12 Head Start preschool children under the following three experimental conditions: Condition I, Retelling a Story with Toys; Condition II, Playing with Toys; Condition III, Toys with Questions. The quantity and quality of the three samples gathered from each child were compared by analyzing the total number of utterances, the proportion of the total utterances which were sentence fragments, the number of transformations and adverbial expansions, the number of different semantic relationships, and the mean length of utterance (MLU). Results indicated that retelling a story produced the largest MLU, but toys and questions produced more utterances. These findings indicated that questioning children does not inhibit their language and asking them to retell a story may be a fruitful approach to use when gathering a language sample.

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