Benzocaine, MS-222, eugenol and menthol as anesthetics for juvenile Mugil liza

Authors

  • Reinaldo da Silva BRAZ Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Ivanildo de Oliveira SILVA Laboratório de Piscicultura Estuarina e Marinha (LAPEM), Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Marcelo Borges TESSER Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG / Laboratório de Nutrição de Organismos Aquáticos (LANOA), Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4818-9829
  • Luís André SAMPAIO Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG / Laboratório de Piscicultura Estuarina e Marinha (LAPEM), Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6533-1837
  • Ricardo Vieira RODRIGUES Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG / Laboratório de Piscicultura Estuarina e Marinha (LAPEM), Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-4739

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2017v43n4p605

Keywords:

anesthesia, aquaculture, fish, sedation

Abstract

Anesthesia has been used as an aquaculture technique to facilitate the manipulation of the animals and to alleviate the stress caused by the management procedures. The present study aimed to determine the anesthetic efficacy of four drugs in Mugil liza juveniles. Fish (6.9 ± 1.4 g) were individually anesthetized (N=10 by concentration) using four concentrations of benzocaine (30, 40, 50 and 60 mg L-1), MS-222 (100, 125, 150 and 175 mg L-1), eugenol (50, 70, 90 and 110 mg L-1) and menthol (175, 200, 225 and 250 mg L-1). The criterion used to evaluate the best concentrations was the maximum time interval of 3 and 5 minutes for anesthesia and recovery of the fish respectively. The most efficient concentrations were: benzocaine, 50 mg L-1; MS-222, 150 mg L-1; eugenol 70 mg L-1 and menthol 225 mg L-1.

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2017-12-15

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