Nitrogenous excretion in juvenile turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.), under controlled conditions
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Aquaculture Research
- Vol. 26 (9) , 639-650
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.1995.tb00955.x
Abstract
Laboratory experiments on juvenile turbot. Scophthalmus maximus (L.), were carried out under controlled temperature (12°C) and feeding regimes in a flow-through system. Monitoring of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and urea nitrogen (Urea-N) was performed through continuous sampling of the effluent sea water. The effects of ingested nitrogen levels on TAN and Urea-N daily and hourly excretion rates were studied. Strong relationships were found between ingested nitrogen, and both TAN and Urea-N excretion for both daily and hourly maximum excretion rates. Turbot showed a low metabolic activity, confirmed by low excretion levels. Daily patterns for TAN and Urea-N production were different, suggesting specific physiological phenomenon for urea excretion mechanisms. The question of whether turbot are partly ureotelic or ureogenic is underlined.Keywords
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