The efficacy of clove oil for anaesthesia of eight species of Australian tropical freshwater teleosts

Frederieke J. Kroon

doi:10.1002/lom3.10040

journal article Open Access May 23, 2015

The efficacy of clove oil for anaesthesia of eight species of Australian tropical freshwater teleosts

Frederieke J. Kroon

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods Vol. 13 No. 9 pp. 463-475 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThe efficacy of clove oil for anaesthesia was examined on eight species of Australian tropical freshwater fishes: the native Mulgrave goby (Glossogobius bellendenensis, Gobiidae), empire gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa) and sleepy cod (Oxyeleotris lineolatus) (both Eleotrididae), Eastern rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida, Melanotaeniidae), Pacific blue‐eye (Pseudomugil signifer, Pseudomugilidae), and eel‐tailed catfish (Tandanus tandanus, Plotosidae), and the non‐native species spotted tilapia (Pelmatolapia mariae, Cichlidae) and guppy (Poecilia reticulata, Poecilidae). Induction to anaesthesia, recovery from anaesthesia and survival of fish were determined for five concentrations (20 mg/L, 30 mg/L, 40 mg/L, 80 mg/L, and 160 mg/L). A 20 mg/L clove oil concentration was not sufficient to induce a loss of reflex reactivity within 10 min for most individuals (> 85%) in the eight species examined. Effective clove oil concentrations for anaesthesia induction and recovery (40–80 mg/L) for seven out of the eight species examined overlap with those reported for other tropical freshwater fish species. Differences in induction and recovery times among treatments were not always independent of fish size for G. bellendenensis, M. splendida, O. lineolatus, and P. mariae, emphasizing the importance of taking biological and environmental factors into account when determining and applying effective clove oil concentrations for anaesthesia in fish. In contrast, long recovery times and mortality for T. tandanus in even relatively low concentrations suggests that clove oil may not be an appropriate anaesthetic for at least some fish species.

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Published: May 23, 2015
Vol/Issue: 13(9)
Pages: 463-475
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Frederieke J. Kroon

CSIRO Division of Ecosystem Sciences Atherton Queensland Australia

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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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Frederieke J. Kroon (2015). The efficacy of clove oil for anaesthesia of eight species of Australian tropical freshwater teleosts. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 13(9), 463-475. https://doi.org/10.1002/lom3.10040

The efficacy of clove oil for anaesthesia of eight species of Australian tropical freshwater teleosts

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