Effect of Salinity Changes on Haematological Parameters of Sarotherodon melanotheron from Buguma Creek, Niger Delta

摘要

The effects of changes in salinity levels on some haematological indices of S. melanotheron were studied. The fish were sampled from the wild of salinity 12% and transferred to laboratory where the salinity which was level gradually reduced by 2 units everyday to 0.34% over a period of seven days. This caused a consistent reduction (pS. melanotheron and that such changes could either be a reduction or an increase in the values depending on the parameters.