Comparative hematology in marine fish

Filho, Danilo Wilhelm; Eble, Gunther J.; Kassner, Gilson; Caprario, Francisco Xavier; Dafré, Alcir Luiz; Ohira, Michiyasu

doi:10.1016/0300-9629(92)90141-c

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“…Studies of blood parameters have been carried out to determine the systematic relationships among certain species (Cameron 1970;Larsson et al 1976;Atkinson and Judd 1978;Putnam and Freel, 1978;Filho et al 1992).…”

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Comparative study of the biochemical and haematological parameters of four wild Tyrrhenian fish species

Fazio¹,

Marafioti²,

Arfuso³

et al. 2013

Vet. Med.

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A characteristic feature of fish is the wide physiological range of blood parameters and also the large individual variations. The aim of this study was to compare the haematological profile, glucose and lactate levels of four teleost fish species (Gobius niger, Mugil cephalus, Sparus aurata, Dicentrarchus labrax) and to establish the similarities and differences between these species which are widely present in the Tyrrhenian Sea. To this end, glucose, lactate and complete haematological profiles were determined for 25 fish from each species. Statistical analysis confirmed statistical differences in blood parameters among the four species. Our findings show a lower level of glucose and higher levels of lactate, red blood cells and haemoglobin in M. cephalus with respect to the other species. White blood cell and thrombocyte counts have the same trend and result higher in S. aurata. The differences found in this study can be attributed to the feeding behaviour, life style and adaptation of the different fish species to the habitat in which they dwell.

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Comparative study of the biochemical and haematological parameters of four wild Tyrrhenian fish species

Fazio¹,

Marafioti²,

Arfuso³

et al. 2013

Vet. Med.

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“…Mean cellular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) is constant for analyzed animals and does not depend on the season and the biology of the species (Table 2). Very low changeability of this index in all vertebrate was noticed already by WINTROBE in 1934 and it was confirmed in later works (KOSTELECKA-MYRCHA 1973, FILHO et al 1992, LUSKOVÁ 1997, SNYDER and SHEAFOR 1999. The constancy of mean cellular hemoglobin concentration proves that hemoglobin uses available space to the fullest extent (KOSTELECKA-MYRCHA 1973, SNYDER andSHEAFOR 1999).…”

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“…The ongoing lack of information on normal ranges of these values for haematological parameters characterising different fish species frequently results in an inability to understand or correctly interpret their physiological mechanisms (LUSKOVÁ 1997, NIKINMAA 2002. While it is known that a significant influence on values of the aforementioned indices is exerted by a number of different external factors (FILHO et al 1992, LUSKOVÁ 1997, YTRESTØYL et al 2001, NESPOLO and ROSENMANN 2002, NIKINMAA 2002, these have frequently proved hard to define precisely in artificial laboratory or farm conditions. A good example here might be seasonality of climate as manifested in temperature change and oxygenation of water, among other things, these undoubtedly influence values for haematological parameters in fish (WIESER 1991, LUSKOVÁ 1997, 1998.…”

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Regularities of Variation of the Red Blood Indices Characterizing the Respiratory Function of Blood in Selected Fish

Maciak¹,

Kostelecka‐Myrcha²

2011

Zoologica Poloniae

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There is a large diversity of red blood indices determining oxygen transport ability in vertebrates. In fish this diversity is particularly large, probably due to the great variability in water environments, which impedes the possibility of finding and understanding general patterns. It has been assumed that in mammals, the measure determining the ability of a blood unit to transport oxygen is the ratio of hemoglobin concentration (HB) and total erythrocyte surface area (TSAE). It was also shown that both in mammals and birds the amount of hemoglobin per total surface area unit (Hb/ TSAE) conditions maximum use of respiratory pigment in oxygen transport, in different physiological and environmental conditions. In order to check whether this regularity occurs in fish, red blood indices were analyzed in seven species of freshwater fish, differing noticeably in their biology and body mass in two seasons of the year. Notwithstanding this marked seasonal variability to the component variables together determining the total surface area of erythrocytes, the value for TSAE was found to differ in proportion to the higher or lower concentrations of HB. In consequence, the HB/TSAE ratio indicative of the maximal use of haemoglobin in the transport of oxygen was constant in all of the fish studied between analyzed seasons. This constancy resembling that to be noted in birds is most probably related to the counter-current gaseous exchange ongoing in the gills of fish.

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“…Colder-bodied species tend to be more sluggish or sedentary, whereas warmer-bodied species tend to show higher levels of aerobic activity. From an ecological perspective, such temperature-dependent differences in activity underlie many differences in species' lifestyles, including feeding modes, movement patterns and rates of locomotion (Bennett, 1980;Filho et al 1992;Angilletta, Huey & Frazier, 2010;Hein, Hou & Gillooly, 2012). From an evolutionary perspective, temperature-dependent increases in aerobic activity may also lead to greater fitness (Kingsolver & Huey 2008;Angilletta, Huey & Frazier, 2010).…”

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“…ml/100 g body mass), varies by more than an order of magnitude across vertebrates for reasons that remain unclear (Bond & Gilbert, 1958;Thorson, 1961;Thorson, 1968). The total volume of red blood cells in a species is often considered to be independent of body mass, and greater in species with higher aerobic activity levels (Hillman, 1976;Prothero, 1980;Filho et al, 1992;Gallaugher & Farrell, 1998;Dawson, 2005), but there is no known relationship with temperature.…”

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Constraints on vertebrate athleticism: The temperature dependence of red blood cell volume

Gillooly

Zenil‐Ferguson

2013

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The ability to perform at high levels of aerobic activity (i.e. athletic ability) increases with temperature among vertebrates. These differences in species' activity levels, from highly active to sedentary, are reflected in their ecology and behavior. Yet, the changes in the cardiovascular system that allow for greater oxygen supply rates at higher temperatures, and thus greater activity levels, remain unclear. Here we show that vertebrates provide more oxygen to tissues at higher temperatures in part by increasing the total volume of red blood cells in the body. Across 60 species of vertebrates (fishes,amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals), whole-body red blood cell volume increases exponentially with temperature after controlling for effects of body size and taxonomy. These changes are accompanied by increases in relative heart mass, an indicator of athletic ability. The results help explain how temperature-dependent changes in cardiovascular design allow species to overcome the constraints of passive diffusion on oxygen supply.

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Comparative hematology in marine fish

Cited by 95 publications

References 40 publications

Comparative study of the biochemical and haematological parameters of four wild Tyrrhenian fish species

Comparative study of the biochemical and haematological parameters of four wild Tyrrhenian fish species

Regularities of Variation of the Red Blood Indices Characterizing the Respiratory Function of Blood in Selected Fish

Constraints on vertebrate athleticism: The temperature dependence of red blood cell volume

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