Behavior and Movements of Largemouth Bass in Response to Salinity
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
- Vol. 118 (4) , 409-415
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1989)118<0409:bamolb>2.3.co;2
Abstract
Salinity preferences of adult and young-of-the-year largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides from a freshwater lake and a brackish marsh in south-central Louisiana were tested at 22°C in salinity-gradient chambers (0, 3, 6, 9, and 12‰ salinity) under a photoperiod of 12 h light 12 h dark. Young largemouth bass from both collection sites preferred 0‰ salinity. Although adult marsh and freshwater largemouth bass preferred 3‰ salinity, differences in salinity selection were noted: mean number of observations at 0‰ salinity was significantly greater for freshwater fish, whereas mean number of observations at 3‰ salinity was significantly greater for marsh fish. Salinity preferences were not affected by prior acclimation of fish to salinities of 0 or 5‰. Salinities of less than 5‰ did not influence short-term (daily) movements of marsh fish implanted with ultrasonic transmitters. Although no tagged largemouth bass could be located in the marsh after salinities exceeded 5‰, marsh largemouth bass smaller t...Keywords
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