Quantitative and qualitative variables of semen from surubim do Iguaçu, Steindachneridion melanodermatum Garavello, 2005 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Sant’Anna, J. F. M., Moraes-Neto, A., Castro, J. P., Sczepanski, T. S., Pohv, J. A., Lopera-Barrero, N., Artoni, R. F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Association of the Brazilian Journal of Biology 01.01.2019; Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
• Subjects: Aquaculture; bagre; BIOLOGY; Catfish; Dams; Distilled water; espermatozoides; Farming; Fish; Fishing; In vitro fertilization; peixe; qualidade espermática; Qualitative analysis; reprodução; rio Iguaçu; Rivers; Semen; Siluridae; Spawning; Sperm; Spermatozoa; Steindachneridion; Studies; Weight; Brasil; Brazil; Iguaçu river; rio Iguaçu; espermatozoides; bagre; reprodução; qualidade espermática; catfish; spermatozoa; fish; peixe; Siluridae; sperm quality; reproduction

Abstract The objective of the present work was to assess the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of semen from the surubim do Iguaçu (Steindachneridion melanodermatum). Induced spermiation was achieved in eleven males with mean weight of 1.76 ± 0.48 kg and average age of two years and semen...