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Swim bladder inflation failure in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae in pond culture

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Environmental conditions have a major impact on swim bladder inflation (SBI) in intensively cultured pikeperch Sander lucioperca, but there is currently no evidence of SBI inflation failure under natural conditions. The goals of this study were to quantify SBI failure in pond-cultured pikeperch larvae and to investigate whether pond conditions and characteristics including surface area, average depth, submerged and littoral vegetation, or bottom substrate play a significant role in its occurrence. Pikeperch larvae (n = 5700) in 19 ponds were examined for SBI at 16 days post-hatching. The swim bladder (SB) failed to inflate in 243 (4.2%) of the larvae with incidence of non-inflation ranging from 0 to 17.6% in individual ponds. No significant differences were found in total length (P > 0.27) or weight (P > 0.14) of larvae with and without inflated SB. The proportion of larvae with successfully inflated SB was significantly influenced by the presence of littoral vegetation and by interaction of presence of littoral vegetation with pond surface area and with pond average depth. Fish in ponds lacking littoral vegetation with water depth < 0.9 m showed higher rates of SB inflation failure.

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Abbreviations

DPH:

Days post-hatching

FFPW:

Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

GLM:

General linear model

RAS:

Recirculation aquaculture system

SB:

Swim bladder

SBI:

Swim bladder inflation

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The study was financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, projects CENAKVA (LM2018099) and Biodiversity (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_025/0007370), and by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, project NAZV (QK1710310).

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    Miroslav Blecha, Oleksandr Malinovskyi, Lukáš Veselý, Jiří Křišťan & Tomáš Policar

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This study was performed and experimental larvae were handled in accordance with national and international guidelines for the protection of animal welfare (EU-harmonized Animal Welfare Act of the Czech Republic). The experimental unit is licensed (No. 2293/2015-MZE-17214 and No. 55187/2016-MZE-17214 within project NAZV QK1710310) according to the Czech National Directive (the Law against Animal Cruelty, No. 246/1992).

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Blecha, M., Malinovskyi, O., Veselý, L. et al. Swim bladder inflation failure in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae in pond culture. Aquacult Int 27, 983–989 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-019-00361-x

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