Standardization of 2-phenoxyethanol as anesthetic for juvenile Brycon cephalus (Gunther, 1869): the use in field procedures

Ciência Rural

Cristiano dos Santos Neto¹  Luis Antônio Kioshi Aoki Inoue¹  Gilberto Moraes¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de São Carlos;

关键词: 2-phenoxyethanol;    anesthetic;    Brycon cephalus;    matrinxã;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-84782004000200035

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Hyper motility is a negative factor in fish handling procedures due to the risks of damages to the animals. Chemicals are widely used to anesthetize fish during biometry and many other handling procedures. 2-Phenoxyethanol is largely employed, but many studies are necessary about tropical fish responses. The present research evaluated the anesthesia induction time for juvenile matrinxã submitted to eight different levels of 2-phenoxyethanol. The range of 2-phenoxyethanol concentration was 250-600mg liter-1. Induction time of anesthesia decreased as a function of 2-phenoxyethanol concentrations. Fish were safely anesthetized approximately after one minute of exposure to 2-phenoxyethanol batches in concentrations above 400mg/liter, and the recover period was about one minute for all anesthetic concentrations. 2-Phenoxyethanol is a safe anesthetic for juvenile matrinxã even in exposures up to 600mg liter-1 being recommended for many field procedures of fish handling.

【 授权许可】

Unknown