Evaluation of Stress Reducing Capacity of Selected Anaesthetics for the Live Transportation of Green Chromide Etroplus suratensis

Abstract

The green chromide, Etroplus suratensis is commonly found in the newlinenative ecosystems of lakes of Kerala (Vembanadu, Alappuzha), western newlinerivers of Karnataka and the lakes of Andhra Pradesh. Though it is a brackish newlinewater fish, it is also found in freshwater reservoirs, lakes and rivers. Even newlinethough the fish can grow well in fresh water also, its breeding is limited. In newlinebrackish water the fish is a year round breeder and the peak breeding season newlinecoincide with the South-West and North-East monsoon seasons when the newlinesalinity is low and breeding during other months is limited (Padmakumar et al., newline2012). But in artificial ponds or hatcheries where the water qualities can be newlinecontrolled, regular year-round breeding and seed production of Karimeen is newlinepossible by appropriate breeding technologies. newline