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Growth performance, molting frequency and carapace coloration of marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) in different salinity levels

Year 2022, Volume: 39 Issue: 3, 228 - 234, 15.09.2022

Onur Karadal

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.39.3.08

Abstract


This study was conducted to evaluate the parameters on growth performance, molting frequency and carapace coloration of marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1787). Crabs were collected from Urla, İzmir. The experiment was performed in 10 L plastic containers filled with 6 L of seawater at four different salinity levels (5‰, 15‰, 25‰ and 35‰). Ten crabs with an initial mean weight of 0.78±0.03 g were placed in each container with three replicates. Crabs were fed once a day with a commercial diet (46% protein and 18% lipid) for 12 weeks. At the end of the study, the final mean weight (FMW) of the 25‰ group was significantly higher than the 5‰ and 15‰ groups (P<0.05). Specific growth rates (SGR) of the 15‰ and the 35‰ groups and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of the 25‰ group were significantly higher than the 5‰ group (P<0.05). The mean molting frequency (MMF) of the 25‰ group was significantly higher than the 5‰ group (P<0.05). Final lightness (L*) of the 5‰ and 15‰ were significantly lower than their initials (P<0.05). Final redness (a*) of the 25‰ group was the highest among the experimental groups (P<0.05). Final yellowness (b*) of the 25‰ group was significantly higher than the 5‰ and 15‰ groups (P<0.05). According to the results, it is recommended to keep the salinity at 25‰ under marble crab rearing conditions. Further studies are needed to reveal the potential properties of this species in marine aquariums.

Keywords

Crab feeding survival growth pigmentation container

Thanks

With best regards to officers of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs who provided the research permission for the fieldwork. Many thanks to Assoc. Prof. Fikret Öndes for his help during the collection of living materials. This research has received no specific grant or financial support.

References

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  • Anger, K., Harms, J., Montú, M., & De Bakker, C. (1990). Effects of salinity on the larval development of a semiterrestrial tropical crab, Sesarma angustipes (Decapoda: Grapsidae). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 62, 89-94. DOI:10.3354/meps062089
  • Aydın, M., Karadurmuş, U., & Tunca, E. (2014). Biological characteristics of Pachygrapsus marmoratus in the southern Black Sea (Turkey). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 94(7), 1441-1449. DOI:10.1017/S0025315414000253
  • Bas, C.C., & Spivak, E.D. (2000). Effect of salinity on embryos of two southwestern Atlantic estuarine grapsid crab species cultured in vitro. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 20(4), 647-656. DOI:10.1163/20021975-99990088
  • Baylon, J., & Suzuki, H. (2007). Effects of changes in salinity and temperature on survival and development of larvae and juveniles of the crucifix crab Charybdis feriatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Aquaculture, 269(1-4), 390-401. DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.03.024
  • Bianchini, A., Lauer, M.M., Nery, L.E.M., Colares, E.P., Monserrat, J.M., & dos Santos Filho, E.A. (2008). Biochemical and physiological adaptations in the estuarine crab Neohelice granulata during salinity acclimation Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(3), 423-436. DOI:10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.12.001
  • Cadman, L.R., & Weinstein, M.P. (1988). Effects of temperature and salinity on the growth of laboratory-reared juvenile blue crabs Callinectes sapidus Rathbun. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 121(3), 193-207. DOI:10.1016/0022-0981(88)90088-3
  • Cannicci, S., Gomei, M., Boddi, B., & Vannini, M. (2002). Feeding habits and natural diet of the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus: opportunistic browser or selective feeder? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 54(6), 983-1001. DOI:10.1006/ecss.2001.0869
  • Cannicci, S., Gomei, M., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Rorandelli, R., & Terlizzi, A. (2007). Influence of seasonal food abundance and quality on the feeding habits of an opportunistic feeder, the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus. Marine Biology, 151(4), 1331-1342. DOI:10.1007/s00227-006-0570-3
  • Caro, T. (2018). The functional significance of coloration in crabs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 124(1), 1-10. DOI:10.1093/biolinnean/bly021
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  • Chen S.M., & Chen J.C. (2003). Effects of pH on survival, growth, molting and feeding of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquaculture, 218: 613-623. DOI:10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00265-X
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  • Diele, K., & Simith, D.J.B. (2006). Salinity tolerance of northern Brazilian mangrove crab larvae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Necessity for larval export? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 68(3-4), 600-608. DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.03.012
  • Domínguez, L.M., & Botella, Á.S. (2014). An overview of marine ornamental fish breeding as a potential support to the aquarium trade and to the conservation of natural fish populations. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 9(4), 608-632. DOI:10.2495/SDP-V9-N4-608-632
  • Fisher, M.R. (1999). Effect of temperature and salinity on size at maturity of female blue crabs. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 128(3), 499-506. DOI 10.1577/1548-8659(1999)128<0499:EOTASO>2.0.CO;2
  • Flores, A.A., & Paula, J. (2002). Population dynamics of the shore crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Brachyura: Grapsidae) in the central Portuguese coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 82(2), 229-241. DOI:10.1017/S0025315402005404
  • Gong, J., Yu, K., Shu, L., Ye, H., Li, S., & Zeng, C. (2015). Evaluating the effects of temperature, salinity, starvation and autotomy on molting success, molting interval and expression of ecdysone receptor in early juvenile mud crabs, Scylla paramamosain. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 464, 11-17. DOI:10.1016/j.jembe.2014.12.008
  • Hernández, J.E., Palazón-Fernández, J.L., Hernández, G., & Bolaños, J. (2012). The effect of temperature and salinity on the larval development of Stenorhynchus seticornis (Brachyura: Inachidae) reared in the laboratory. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 92(3), 505-513. DOI:10.1017/S0025315410000809
  • Hughes, R.N. (1993). Introduction. In R.N. Hughes (Ed.), Diet Selection: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Foraging Behaviour. Blackwell Scientific Publications, London, pp. 1-9.
  • Ikhwanuddin, M., Azra, M.N., Talpur, M.A., Abol-Munafi, A.B., & Shabdin, M.L. (2012). Optimal water temperature and salinity for production of blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus 1st day juvenile crab. Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation, 5(1), 4-8.
  • Ingle, R. (1997). Crayfishes, Lobsters and Crabs of Europe - An Illustrated Guide to Common and Traded Species. Springer Netherlands, 281 p. DOI:10.1007/978-94-011-5872-5 Jantrarotai, P., Taweechuer, K., & Pripanapong, S. (2002). Salinity levels on survival rate and development of mud crab (Scylla olivacea) from zoea to megalopa and from megalopa to crab stage. Agriculture and Natural Resources, 36(3), 278-284.
  • Karadal, O. (2018). Survival rate and restricted growth of marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) in different salinity levels. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 35(4), 407-416. DOI:10.12714/egejfas.2018.35.4.06
  • Karadal, O., & Öndes, F. (2018). Potential use of crab species in Turkey for the marine aquariums. Ecology 2018 International Symposium, 19-23 June 2018, Kastamonu, Turkey.
  • Long, X., Wu, X., Zhu, S., Ye, H., Cheng, Y., & Zeng, C. (2019). Salinity can change the lipid composition of adult Chinese mitten crab after long-term salinity adaptation. PloS One, 14(7), e0219260. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0219260
  • McGaw, I.J., & Naylor, E. (1992). Salinity preference of the shore crab Carcinus maenas in relation to coloration during intermoult and to prior acclimation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 155(2), 145-159. DOI:10.1016/0022-0981(92)90059-J
  • Monticini, P. (2010). The Ornamental Fish Trade, Production and Commerce of Ornamental Fish: Technical-Managerial and Legislative Aspects. GLOBEFISH Research Programme, Vol. 102, FAO: Rome, 132 p.
  • Nurdiani, R., & Zeng, C. (2007). Effects of temperature and salinity on the survival and development of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forsskal) larvae. Aquaculture Research, 38(14), 1529-1538. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01810.x
  • Pedapoli, S., & Ramudu, K.R. (2014). Effect of water quality parameters on growth and survivability of mud crab (Scylla tranquebarica) in grow out culture at Kakinada coast, Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(2), 163-166.
  • Penha-Lopes, G., Bartolini, F., Limbu, S., Cannicci, S., Kristensen, E., & Paula, J. (2009). Are fiddler crabs potentially useful ecosystem engineers in mangrove wastewater wetlands? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58(11), 1694-1703. DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.015
  • Penha‐Lopes, G., Rhyne, A.L., Lin, J., & Narciso, L. (2005). The larval rearing of the marine ornamental crab, Mithraculus forceps (A. Milne Edwards, 1875) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae). Aquaculture Research, 36(13), 1313-1321. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01349.x
  • Rahi, M. L., Ferdusy, T., Wali Ahmed, S., Khan, M.N., Aziz, D., & Salin, K.R. (2020). Impact of salinity changes on growth, oxygen consumption and expression pattern of selected candidate genes in the orange mud crab (Scylla olivacea). Aquaculture Research, 51(10), 4290-4301. DOI:10.1111/are.14772
  • Ruscoe, I.M., Shelley, C.C., & Williams, G.R. (2004). The combined effects of temperature and salinity on growth and survival of juvenile mud crabs (Scylla serrata Forskal). Aquaculture, 238, 239-247. DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.05.030
  • Silva, A.C.F., Brazão, S., Hawkins, S.J., Thompson, R.C., & Boaventura, D. (2009). Abundance, population structure and claw morphology of the semi-terrestrial crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Fabricius, 1787) on shores of differing wave exposure. Marine Biology, 156(12), 2591-2599. DOI:10.1007/s00227-009-1283-1
  • Türkmen, G., Bulguroğlu, S.Y., & Aydoğan, G. (2011). Bring in some native osteichtyes marine fish species in Turkey to the marine aquarium (in Turkish with English abstract). Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 28(3), 95-98.
  • Zar, J.H. (1999). Biostatistical Analysis, 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, Prentice-Hall Inc., 929 p.

Mermer yengecin (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) farklı tuzluluk seviyelerinde büyüme performansı, kabuk değiştirme frekansı ve karapas renklenmesi

Year 2022, Volume: 39 Issue: 3, 228 - 234, 15.09.2022

Onur Karadal

https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.39.3.08

Abstract


Bu çalışma, mermer yengeçlerin (Pachygrapsus marmoratus Fabricius, 1787) büyüme performansı, kabuk değiştirme frekansı ve karapas rengine ilişkin bilgileri değerlendirmek için yürütülmüştür. Yengeçler İzmir, Urla'dan toplanmıştır. Deney, dört farklı tuzluluk seviyesinde (‰5, ‰15, ‰25 ve ‰35) 6 L deniz suyu ile doldurulmuş 10 L'lik plastik kaplarda gerçekleştirilmiştir. On yengeç (başlangıç ortalama ağırlıkları 0,78±0,03 g) her bir kaba üç tekrarlı olarak rastgele yerleştirilmiştir. Yengeçler, 12 hafta boyunca ticari bir yemle (%46 protein ve %18 yağ) günde bir kez doymaya yakın beslenmişlerdir. Deneme sonunda ‰25 grubunun son ortalama ağırlığı, ‰5 ve ‰15 gruplarından anlamlı derecede yüksektir (P<0,05). ‰15 ve ‰35 gruplarının spesifik büyüme oranları ve ‰25 grubunun yem dönüşüm oranı ‰5 grubundan önemli ölçüde yüksektir (P<0,05). ‰25 grubunun ortalama kabuk değiştirme frekansı, ‰5 grubundan önemli ölçüde yüksek bulunmuştur (P<0,05). ‰5 ve ‰15 gruplarının son parlaklığı (L*) ilk değerlerine göre önemli ölçüde düşmüştür (P<0,05). ‰25 grubunun son kırmızılığı (a*) deney grupları arasında en yüksektir ve bu grubun son sarılığının (b*), ‰5 ve ‰15 gruplarından belirgin şekilde daha yüksek olduğu ortaya konmuştur (P<0,05). Bulgulara göre, mermer yengecinin büyütme koşullarında tuzluluğun ‰25'te tutulması tavsiye edilmektedir. Bu türün deniz akvaryumlarındaki potansiyel özelliklerini ortaya koyabilmek için daha fazla çalışmaya ihtiyaç vardır.


Keywords

Yengeç besleme yaşama oranı büyüme pigmentasyon konteyner

References

  • Anger, K. (1991). Effects of temperature and salinity on the larval development of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis (Decapoda: Grapsidae). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 72, 103-110. DOI:10.3354/meps072103
  • Anger, K., Harms, J., Montú, M., & De Bakker, C. (1990). Effects of salinity on the larval development of a semiterrestrial tropical crab, Sesarma angustipes (Decapoda: Grapsidae). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 62, 89-94. DOI:10.3354/meps062089
  • Aydın, M., Karadurmuş, U., & Tunca, E. (2014). Biological characteristics of Pachygrapsus marmoratus in the southern Black Sea (Turkey). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 94(7), 1441-1449. DOI:10.1017/S0025315414000253
  • Bas, C.C., & Spivak, E.D. (2000). Effect of salinity on embryos of two southwestern Atlantic estuarine grapsid crab species cultured in vitro. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 20(4), 647-656. DOI:10.1163/20021975-99990088
  • Baylon, J., & Suzuki, H. (2007). Effects of changes in salinity and temperature on survival and development of larvae and juveniles of the crucifix crab Charybdis feriatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae). Aquaculture, 269(1-4), 390-401. DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.03.024
  • Bianchini, A., Lauer, M.M., Nery, L.E.M., Colares, E.P., Monserrat, J.M., & dos Santos Filho, E.A. (2008). Biochemical and physiological adaptations in the estuarine crab Neohelice granulata during salinity acclimation Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(3), 423-436. DOI:10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.12.001
  • Cadman, L.R., & Weinstein, M.P. (1988). Effects of temperature and salinity on the growth of laboratory-reared juvenile blue crabs Callinectes sapidus Rathbun. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 121(3), 193-207. DOI:10.1016/0022-0981(88)90088-3
  • Cannicci, S., Gomei, M., Boddi, B., & Vannini, M. (2002). Feeding habits and natural diet of the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus: opportunistic browser or selective feeder? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 54(6), 983-1001. DOI:10.1006/ecss.2001.0869
  • Cannicci, S., Gomei, M., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Rorandelli, R., & Terlizzi, A. (2007). Influence of seasonal food abundance and quality on the feeding habits of an opportunistic feeder, the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus. Marine Biology, 151(4), 1331-1342. DOI:10.1007/s00227-006-0570-3
  • Caro, T. (2018). The functional significance of coloration in crabs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 124(1), 1-10. DOI:10.1093/biolinnean/bly021
  • Castejón, D., Ribes, E., Durfort, M., Rotllant, G., & Guerao, G. (2015). Foregut morphology and ontogeny of the mud crab Dyspanopeus sayi (Smith, 1869) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Panopeidae). Arthropod Structure & Development, 44(1), 33-41. DOI:10.1016/j.asd.2014.09.005
  • Cházaro-Olvera, S., & Peterson, M.S. (2004). Effects of salinity on growth and molting of sympatric Callinectes spp. From Camaronera Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 74(1), 115-127.
  • Chen S.M., & Chen J.C. (2003). Effects of pH on survival, growth, molting and feeding of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquaculture, 218: 613-623. DOI:10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00265-X
  • CIE. (1976). Official Recommendations on Uniform Colour Space, Colour Difference Equations and Metric Colour Terms. Commission International de l’Eclairage, Paris, Suppl. No.2. Publication No.15.
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  • Deli, T., Bahles, H., Said, K., & Chatti, N. (2015). Patterns of genetic and morphometric diversity in the marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus, Brachyura, Grapsidae) populations across the Tunisian coast. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 34(6), 49-58. DOI:10.1007/s13131-015-0687-7
  • Diele, K., & Simith, D.J.B. (2006). Salinity tolerance of northern Brazilian mangrove crab larvae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Necessity for larval export? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 68(3-4), 600-608. DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.03.012
  • Domínguez, L.M., & Botella, Á.S. (2014). An overview of marine ornamental fish breeding as a potential support to the aquarium trade and to the conservation of natural fish populations. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 9(4), 608-632. DOI:10.2495/SDP-V9-N4-608-632
  • Fisher, M.R. (1999). Effect of temperature and salinity on size at maturity of female blue crabs. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 128(3), 499-506. DOI 10.1577/1548-8659(1999)128<0499:EOTASO>2.0.CO;2
  • Flores, A.A., & Paula, J. (2002). Population dynamics of the shore crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Brachyura: Grapsidae) in the central Portuguese coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 82(2), 229-241. DOI:10.1017/S0025315402005404
  • Gong, J., Yu, K., Shu, L., Ye, H., Li, S., & Zeng, C. (2015). Evaluating the effects of temperature, salinity, starvation and autotomy on molting success, molting interval and expression of ecdysone receptor in early juvenile mud crabs, Scylla paramamosain. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 464, 11-17. DOI:10.1016/j.jembe.2014.12.008
  • Hernández, J.E., Palazón-Fernández, J.L., Hernández, G., & Bolaños, J. (2012). The effect of temperature and salinity on the larval development of Stenorhynchus seticornis (Brachyura: Inachidae) reared in the laboratory. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 92(3), 505-513. DOI:10.1017/S0025315410000809
  • Hughes, R.N. (1993). Introduction. In R.N. Hughes (Ed.), Diet Selection: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Foraging Behaviour. Blackwell Scientific Publications, London, pp. 1-9.
  • Ikhwanuddin, M., Azra, M.N., Talpur, M.A., Abol-Munafi, A.B., & Shabdin, M.L. (2012). Optimal water temperature and salinity for production of blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus 1st day juvenile crab. Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation, 5(1), 4-8.
  • Ingle, R. (1997). Crayfishes, Lobsters and Crabs of Europe - An Illustrated Guide to Common and Traded Species. Springer Netherlands, 281 p. DOI:10.1007/978-94-011-5872-5 Jantrarotai, P., Taweechuer, K., & Pripanapong, S. (2002). Salinity levels on survival rate and development of mud crab (Scylla olivacea) from zoea to megalopa and from megalopa to crab stage. Agriculture and Natural Resources, 36(3), 278-284.
  • Karadal, O. (2018). Survival rate and restricted growth of marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) in different salinity levels. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 35(4), 407-416. DOI:10.12714/egejfas.2018.35.4.06
  • Karadal, O., & Öndes, F. (2018). Potential use of crab species in Turkey for the marine aquariums. Ecology 2018 International Symposium, 19-23 June 2018, Kastamonu, Turkey.
  • Long, X., Wu, X., Zhu, S., Ye, H., Cheng, Y., & Zeng, C. (2019). Salinity can change the lipid composition of adult Chinese mitten crab after long-term salinity adaptation. PloS One, 14(7), e0219260. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0219260
  • McGaw, I.J., & Naylor, E. (1992). Salinity preference of the shore crab Carcinus maenas in relation to coloration during intermoult and to prior acclimation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 155(2), 145-159. DOI:10.1016/0022-0981(92)90059-J
  • Monticini, P. (2010). The Ornamental Fish Trade, Production and Commerce of Ornamental Fish: Technical-Managerial and Legislative Aspects. GLOBEFISH Research Programme, Vol. 102, FAO: Rome, 132 p.
  • Nurdiani, R., & Zeng, C. (2007). Effects of temperature and salinity on the survival and development of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forsskal) larvae. Aquaculture Research, 38(14), 1529-1538. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01810.x
  • Pedapoli, S., & Ramudu, K.R. (2014). Effect of water quality parameters on growth and survivability of mud crab (Scylla tranquebarica) in grow out culture at Kakinada coast, Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(2), 163-166.
  • Penha-Lopes, G., Bartolini, F., Limbu, S., Cannicci, S., Kristensen, E., & Paula, J. (2009). Are fiddler crabs potentially useful ecosystem engineers in mangrove wastewater wetlands? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58(11), 1694-1703. DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.015
  • Penha‐Lopes, G., Rhyne, A.L., Lin, J., & Narciso, L. (2005). The larval rearing of the marine ornamental crab, Mithraculus forceps (A. Milne Edwards, 1875) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae). Aquaculture Research, 36(13), 1313-1321. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01349.x
  • Rahi, M. L., Ferdusy, T., Wali Ahmed, S., Khan, M.N., Aziz, D., & Salin, K.R. (2020). Impact of salinity changes on growth, oxygen consumption and expression pattern of selected candidate genes in the orange mud crab (Scylla olivacea). Aquaculture Research, 51(10), 4290-4301. DOI:10.1111/are.14772
  • Ruscoe, I.M., Shelley, C.C., & Williams, G.R. (2004). The combined effects of temperature and salinity on growth and survival of juvenile mud crabs (Scylla serrata Forskal). Aquaculture, 238, 239-247. DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.05.030
  • Silva, A.C.F., Brazão, S., Hawkins, S.J., Thompson, R.C., & Boaventura, D. (2009). Abundance, population structure and claw morphology of the semi-terrestrial crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Fabricius, 1787) on shores of differing wave exposure. Marine Biology, 156(12), 2591-2599. DOI:10.1007/s00227-009-1283-1
  • Türkmen, G., Bulguroğlu, S.Y., & Aydoğan, G. (2011). Bring in some native osteichtyes marine fish species in Turkey to the marine aquarium (in Turkish with English abstract). Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 28(3), 95-98.
  • Zar, J.H. (1999). Biostatistical Analysis, 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, Prentice-Hall Inc., 929 p.
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Publication Date September 15, 2022
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Published in Issue Year 2022Volume: 39 Issue: 3

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APA Karadal, O. (2022). Growth performance, molting frequency and carapace coloration of marbled crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) in different salinity levels. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 39(3), 228-234. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.39.3.08